Boreal Red-Backed Vole vs Elegant Tern

Myodes gapperi compared with Thalasseus elegans

Key Differences

• Boreal Red-Backed Vole is Least Concern while Elegant Tern is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Elegant Tern
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)
Family	Cricetidae	Laridae
Genus	Myodes	Thalasseus
Species	Myodes gapperi	Thalasseus elegans

Evolutionary Relationship

Boreal Red-Backed Vole and Elegant Tern share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Elegant Tern

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Elegant Tern
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.

Elegant Tern

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Colombia, Denmark, Ecuador, and Norway. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.