Boreal Red-Backed Vole vs Knieff's hook moss

Myodes gapperi compared with Drepanocladus aduncus

Key Differences

• Boreal Red-Backed Vole is Least Concern while Knieff's hook moss is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Knieff's hook moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Hypnales (Hypnales)
Family	Cricetidae	Amblystegiaceae
Genus	Myodes	Drepanocladus
Species	Myodes gapperi	Drepanocladus aduncus

Conservation Status

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Knieff's hook moss

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Knieff's hook moss
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.

Knieff's hook moss

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia).

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