Boreal Red-Backed Vole vs Early Buttercup

Myodes gapperi compared with Ranunculus fascicularis

Key Differences

• Boreal Red-Backed Vole is Least Concern while Early Buttercup is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Early Buttercup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Cricetidae	Ranunculaceae
Genus	Myodes	Ranunculus
Species	Myodes gapperi	Ranunculus fascicularis

Conservation Status

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Early Buttercup

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Early Buttercup
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.

Early Buttercup

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States