Boreal Red-Backed Vole vs Hamiguitan Hairy-tailed Rat

Myodes gapperi compared with Batomys hamiguitan

Key Differences

• Boreal Red-Backed Vole is Least Concern while Hamiguitan Hairy-tailed Rat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Hamiguitan Hairy-tailed Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cricetidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Myodes	Batomys
Species	Myodes gapperi	Batomys hamiguitan

Evolutionary Relationship

Boreal Red-Backed Vole and Hamiguitan Hairy-tailed Rat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Hamiguitan Hairy-tailed Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Hamiguitan Hairy-tailed Rat
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.

Hamiguitan Hairy-tailed Rat

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.