Boreal Red-Backed Vole vs Fitzgerald's Notchwort

Myodes gapperi compared with Mesoptychia fitzgeraldiae

Key Differences

• Boreal Red-Backed Vole is Least Concern while Fitzgerald's Notchwort is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Fitzgerald's Notchwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Cricetidae	Jungermanniaceae
Genus	Myodes	Mesoptychia
Species	Myodes gapperi	Mesoptychia fitzgeraldiae

Conservation Status

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Fitzgerald's Notchwort

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Fitzgerald's Notchwort
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.

Fitzgerald's Notchwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in 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.