Boreal Red-Backed Vole vs Flats Silkypuff

Myodes gapperi compared with Diastella proteoides

Key Differences

• Boreal Red-Backed Vole is Least Concern while Flats Silkypuff is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Flats Silkypuff
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family	Cricetidae	Proteaceae
Genus	Myodes	Diastella
Species	Myodes gapperi	Diastella proteoides

Conservation Status

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Flats Silkypuff

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Flats Silkypuff
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.

Flats Silkypuff

Habitat

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

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.