Boreal Red-Backed Vole vs Hairy Long-nosed Armadillo

Myodes gapperi compared with Dasypus pilosus

Key Differences

• Boreal Red-Backed Vole is Least Concern while Hairy Long-nosed Armadillo is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Hairy Long-nosed Armadillo
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Cingulata (Cingulata)
Family	Cricetidae	Dasypodidae
Genus	Myodes	Dasypus
Species	Myodes gapperi	Dasypus pilosus

Evolutionary Relationship

Boreal Red-Backed Vole and Hairy Long-nosed Armadillo share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Hairy Long-nosed Armadillo

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Hairy Long-nosed Armadillo
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.

Hairy Long-nosed Armadillo

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.