Boreal Red-Backed Vole vs Indian hedgemustard

Myodes gapperi compared with Sisymbrium orientale

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Indian hedgemustard
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Cricetidae	Brassicaceae
Genus	Myodes	Sisymbrium
Species	Myodes gapperi	Sisymbrium orientale

Conservation Status

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Indian hedgemustard

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Indian hedgemustard
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.

Indian hedgemustard

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa, Zimbabwe), Asia (Japan, Qatar, Taiwan), Europe (21 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Chile, Peru).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States