Boreal Red-Backed Vole vs ground-pine

Myodes gapperi compared with Ajuga chamaepitys

Key Differences

• Boreal Red-Backed Vole is Least Concern while ground-pine is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	ground-pine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Cricetidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Myodes	Ajuga
Species	Myodes gapperi	Ajuga chamaepitys

Conservation Status

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

ground-pine

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	ground-pine
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-pine

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (12 countries) and North America (Canada, 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States