Boreal Red-Backed Vole vs Forked Aster

Myodes gapperi compared with Eurybia furcata

Key Differences

• Boreal Red-Backed Vole is Least Concern while Forked Aster is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Forked Aster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Cricetidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Myodes	Eurybia
Species	Myodes gapperi	Eurybia furcata

Conservation Status

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Forked Aster

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Forked Aster
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.

Forked Aster

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.