Boreal Red-Backed Vole vs flax darnel

Myodes gapperi compared with Lolium remotum

Key Differences

• Boreal Red-Backed Vole is Least Concern while flax darnel is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	flax darnel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Cricetidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Myodes	Lolium
Species	Myodes gapperi	Lolium remotum

Conservation Status

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

flax darnel

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	flax darnel
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.

flax darnel

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (China, Japan), Europe (22 countries), North America (Canada), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.