Boreal Red-Backed Vole vs Dwarf Mountain Pine

Myodes gapperi compared with Pherosphaera fitzgeraldii

Key Differences

• Boreal Red-Backed Vole is Least Concern while Dwarf Mountain Pine is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Dwarf Mountain Pine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Cricetidae	Podocarpaceae
Genus	Myodes	Pherosphaera
Species	Myodes gapperi	Pherosphaera fitzgeraldii

Conservation Status

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Dwarf Mountain Pine

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Dwarf Mountain Pine
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.

Dwarf Mountain Pine

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

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.