Boreal Red-Backed Vole vs Laurel

Myodes gapperi compared with Ocotea contrerasii

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Laurel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Laurales (Laurales)
Family	Cricetidae	Lauraceae
Genus	Myodes	Ocotea
Species	Myodes gapperi	Ocotea contrerasii

Conservation Status

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Laurel

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Laurel
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.

Laurel

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.