Boreal Red-Backed Vole vs Gum-elemi

Myodes gapperi compared with Bursera simaruba

Key Differences

• Boreal Red-Backed Vole is Least Concern while Gum-elemi is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Gum-elemi
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Cricetidae	Burseraceae
Genus	Myodes	Bursera
Species	Myodes gapperi	Bursera simaruba

Conservation Status

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Gum-elemi

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Gum-elemi
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.

Gum-elemi

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

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.