Boreal Red-Backed Vole vs Houseleek

Myodes gapperi compared with Sempervivum marmoreum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Houseleek
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Saxifragales (Saxifragales)
Family	Cricetidae	Crassulaceae
Genus	Myodes	Sempervivum
Species	Myodes gapperi	Sempervivum marmoreum

Conservation Status

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Houseleek

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Houseleek
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.

Houseleek

Habitat

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

Range

Found in 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.