Boreal Red-Backed Vole vs Gabon Talapoin

Myodes gapperi compared with Miopithecus ogouensis

Key Differences

• Boreal Red-Backed Vole is Least Concern while Gabon Talapoin is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Gabon Talapoin
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Cricetidae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Myodes	Miopithecus
Species	Myodes gapperi	Miopithecus ogouensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Boreal Red-Backed Vole and Gabon Talapoin share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Gabon Talapoin

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Gabon Talapoin
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.

Gabon Talapoin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.