Boreal Red-Backed Vole vs Dovre Hawkweed

Myodes gapperi compared with Hieracium dovrense

Key Differences

• Boreal Red-Backed Vole is Least Concern while Dovre Hawkweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Dovre Hawkweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Cricetidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Myodes	Hieracium
Species	Myodes gapperi	Hieracium dovrense

Conservation Status

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Dovre Hawkweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Dovre Hawkweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

Dovre Hawkweed

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Norway.

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

The Boreal Red-backed Vole (Myodes gapperi) is a species in the genus Myodes. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.