Boreal Red-Backed Vole vs Dwarf Mountain-pine

Myodes gapperi compared with Pinus mugo

Key Differences

Boreal Red-Backed Vole is Least Concern while Dwarf Mountain-pine is Not Evaluated.

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	Pinaceae (Pine Family)
Genus	Myodes	Pinus (Pines)
Species	Myodes gapperi	Pinus mugo

Conservation Status

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Dwarf Mountain-pine

NE — Not Evaluated

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.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (12 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).

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.