Boreal Red-Backed Vole vs Hook-billed Hermit

Myodes gapperi compared with Glaucis dohrnii

Key Differences

• Boreal Red-Backed Vole is Least Concern while Hook-billed Hermit is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Hook-billed Hermit
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Cricetidae	Trochilidae
Genus	Myodes	Glaucis
Species	Myodes gapperi	Glaucis dohrnii

Evolutionary Relationship

Boreal Red-Backed Vole and Hook-billed Hermit share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Hook-billed Hermit

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Hook-billed Hermit
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.

Hook-billed Hermit

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.