Boreal Red-Backed Vole vs Greater Chinese Mole

Myodes gapperi compared with Euroscaptor grandis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Greater Chinese Mole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Cricetidae	Talpidae
Genus	Myodes	Euroscaptor
Species	Myodes gapperi	Euroscaptor grandis

Evolutionary Relationship

Boreal Red-Backed Vole and Greater Chinese Mole share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Greater Chinese Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Greater Chinese Mole
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.

Greater Chinese Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.