Boreal Red-Backed Vole vs Mat Spiderhead

Myodes gapperi compared with Serruria viridifolia

Key Differences

• Boreal Red-Backed Vole is Least Concern while Mat Spiderhead is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Mat Spiderhead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family	Cricetidae	Proteaceae
Genus	Myodes	Serruria
Species	Myodes gapperi	Serruria viridifolia

Conservation Status

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Mat Spiderhead

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Mat Spiderhead
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.

Mat Spiderhead

Habitat

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

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.