Boreal Red-Backed Vole vs giant apple snail

Myodes gapperi compared with Pomacea maculata

Key Differences

• Boreal Red-Backed Vole is Least Concern while giant apple snail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	giant apple snail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)
Family	Cricetidae	Ampullariidae
Genus	Myodes	Pomacea
Species	Myodes gapperi	Pomacea maculata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

giant apple snail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	giant apple snail
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.

giant apple snail

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Israel, Thailand, Vietnam), Europe (Norway, Sweden), and North America (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