Boreal Red-Backed Vole vs Lesser Germanderwort

Myodes gapperi compared with Riccardia incurvata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Lesser Germanderwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Metzgeriales (Metzgeriales)
Family	Cricetidae	Aneuraceae
Genus	Myodes	Riccardia
Species	Myodes gapperi	Riccardia incurvata

Conservation Status

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Germanderwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Lesser Germanderwort
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.

Lesser Germanderwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, 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.