Boreal Red-Backed Vole vs Ground bug

Myodes gapperi compared with Nysius atlantidum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Boreal Red-Backed Vole Ground bug
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Insecta (Insects)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family Cricetidae Lygaeidae
Genus Myodes Nysius
Species Myodes gapperi Nysius atlantidum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Ground bug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Boreal Red-Backed Vole Ground bug
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.

Ground bug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Portugal.

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.

Ground bug

No description available.

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