Boreal Red-Backed Vole vs forest cockroach

Myodes gapperi compared with Ectobius sylvestris

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	forest cockroach
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Blattodea (Blattodea)
Family	Cricetidae	Ectobiidae
Genus	Myodes	Ectobius
Species	Myodes gapperi	Ectobius sylvestris

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

forest cockroach

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	forest cockroach
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.

forest cockroach

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, 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