Boreal Red-Backed Vole vs Kolakovsky's Psephellus

Myodes gapperi compared with Psephellus kolakovskyi

Key Differences

• Boreal Red-Backed Vole is Least Concern while Kolakovsky's Psephellus is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Kolakovsky's Psephellus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Cricetidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Myodes	Psephellus
Species	Myodes gapperi	Psephellus kolakovskyi

Conservation Status

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Kolakovsky's Psephellus

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Kolakovsky's Psephellus
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.

Kolakovsky's Psephellus

Habitat

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

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.