Boreal Red-Backed Vole vs marsh-elder

Myodes gapperi compared with Iva annua

Key Differences

• Boreal Red-Backed Vole is Least Concern while marsh-elder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	marsh-elder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Cricetidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Myodes	Iva
Species	Myodes gapperi	Iva annua

Conservation Status

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

marsh-elder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	marsh-elder
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.

marsh-elder

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, 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.