Boreal Red-Backed Vole vs Leopard Knight

Myodes gapperi compared with Tricholoma pardinum

Key Differences

• Boreal Red-Backed Vole is Least Concern while Leopard Knight is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Leopard Knight
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Cricetidae	Tricholomataceae
Genus	Myodes	Tricholoma
Species	Myodes gapperi	Tricholoma pardinum

Conservation Status

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Leopard Knight

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Leopard Knight
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.

Leopard Knight

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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.