Boreal Red-Backed Vole vs Gray Birch

Myodes gapperi compared with Betula alleghaniensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Gray Birch
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Cricetidae	Betulaceae
Genus	Myodes	Betula
Species	Myodes gapperi	Betula alleghaniensis

Conservation Status

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Gray Birch

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Gray Birch
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.

Gray Birch

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Estonia, France, and 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.