Boreal Red-Backed Vole vs Large-headed Flatbill

Myodes gapperi compared with Ramphotrigon megacephalum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Boreal Red-Backed Vole Large-headed Flatbill
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same Chordata (Chordates) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Aves (Birds)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family Cricetidae Tyrannidae
Genus Myodes Ramphotrigon
Species Myodes gapperi Ramphotrigon megacephalum

Evolutionary Relationship

Boreal Red-Backed Vole and Large-headed Flatbill share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Large-headed Flatbill

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Boreal Red-Backed Vole Large-headed Flatbill
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.

Large-headed Flatbill

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

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.

Large-headed Flatbill

No description available.

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