Boreal Red-Backed Vole vs Downy Truffle

Myodes gapperi compared with Tuber puberulum

Key Differences

• Boreal Red-Backed Vole is Least Concern while Downy Truffle is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Downy Truffle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Cricetidae	Tuberaceae
Genus	Myodes	Tuber
Species	Myodes gapperi	Tuber puberulum

Conservation Status

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Downy Truffle

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Downy Truffle
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.

Downy Truffle

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

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.