Boreal Red-Backed Vole vs Long-tailed Chinchilla

Myodes gapperi compared with Chinchilla lanigera

Key Differences

• Boreal Red-Backed Vole is Least Concern while Long-tailed Chinchilla is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Long-tailed Chinchilla
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cricetidae	Chinchillidae
Genus	Myodes	Chinchilla
Species	Myodes gapperi	Chinchilla lanigera

Evolutionary Relationship

Boreal Red-Backed Vole and Long-tailed Chinchilla share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Long-tailed Chinchilla

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Long-tailed Chinchilla
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.

Long-tailed Chinchilla

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Denmark, and Ecuador.

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.