Boreal Red-Backed Vole vs Grayish Button Lichen

Myodes gapperi compared with Diplotomma alboatrum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Grayish Button Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caliciales (Caliciales)
Family	Cricetidae	Caliciaceae
Genus	Myodes	Diplotomma
Species	Myodes gapperi	Diplotomma alboatrum

Conservation Status

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Grayish Button Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Grayish Button Lichen
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.

Grayish Button Lichen

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, 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.