Boreal Red-Backed Vole vs king colobus

Myodes gapperi compared with Colobus polykomos

Key Differences

• Boreal Red-Backed Vole is Least Concern while king colobus is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	king colobus
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Cricetidae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Myodes	Colobus
Species	Myodes gapperi	Colobus polykomos

Evolutionary Relationship

Boreal Red-Backed Vole and king colobus share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

king colobus

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	king colobus
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.

king colobus

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.