Boreal Red-Backed Vole vs Flea

Myodes gapperi compared with Nosopsyllus londiniensis

Key Differences

• Boreal Red-Backed Vole is Least Concern while Flea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Flea
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)
Family	Cricetidae	Ceratophyllidae
Genus	Myodes	Nosopsyllus
Species	Myodes gapperi	Nosopsyllus londiniensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Boreal Red-Backed Vole and Flea share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Flea
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.

Flea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Sweden and United States.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States