Boreal Red-Backed Vole vs Grass-Leaf Pondweed

Myodes gapperi compared with Potamogeton gramineus

Key Differences

• Boreal Red-Backed Vole is Least Concern while Grass-Leaf Pondweed is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Grass-Leaf Pondweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Cricetidae	Potamogetonaceae
Genus	Myodes	Potamogeton
Species	Myodes gapperi	Potamogeton gramineus

Conservation Status

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Grass-Leaf Pondweed

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Grass-Leaf Pondweed
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.

Grass-Leaf Pondweed

Habitat

Inhabits boreal forests and taiga within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries) and North America (Canada, United States). Currently classified as Endangered 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States