Boreal Red-Backed Vole vs heather mealybug

Myodes gapperi compared with Peliococcus calluneti

Key Differences

• Boreal Red-Backed Vole is Least Concern while heather mealybug is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	heather mealybug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Cricetidae	Pseudococcidae
Genus	Myodes	Peliococcus
Species	Myodes gapperi	Peliococcus calluneti

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

heather mealybug

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	heather mealybug
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.

heather mealybug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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.