Boreal Red-Backed Vole vs fire moss

Myodes gapperi compared with Ceratodon purpureus

Key Differences

Boreal Red-Backed Vole is Least Concern while fire moss is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	fire moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Dicranales (Dicranales)
Family	Cricetidae	Ditrichaceae
Genus	Myodes	Ceratodon
Species	Myodes gapperi	Ceratodon purpureus

Conservation Status

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

fire moss

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	fire moss
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.

fire moss

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.