Boreal Red-Backed Vole vs little-tree willow

Myodes gapperi compared with Salix arbusculoides

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	little-tree willow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Cricetidae	Salicaceae
Genus	Myodes	Salix
Species	Myodes gapperi	Salix arbusculoides

Conservation Status

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

little-tree willow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	little-tree willow
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.

little-tree willow

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Czech Republic, Norway, and Poland.

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.