Boreal Red-Backed Vole vs Fork-tailed Pygmy-Tyrant

Myodes gapperi compared with Hemitriccus furcatus

Key Differences

• Boreal Red-Backed Vole is Least Concern while Fork-tailed Pygmy-Tyrant is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Fork-tailed Pygmy-Tyrant
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Cricetidae	Tyrannidae
Genus	Myodes	Hemitriccus
Species	Myodes gapperi	Hemitriccus furcatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Boreal Red-Backed Vole and Fork-tailed Pygmy-Tyrant share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Fork-tailed Pygmy-Tyrant

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Fork-tailed Pygmy-Tyrant
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.

Fork-tailed Pygmy-Tyrant

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.