Boreal Red-Backed Vole vs German-asphodel

Myodes gapperi compared with Tofieldia calyculata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	German-asphodel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Cricetidae	Tofieldiaceae
Genus	Myodes	Tofieldia
Species	Myodes gapperi	Tofieldia calyculata

Conservation Status

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

German-asphodel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	German-asphodel
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.

German-asphodel

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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.