Boreal Red-Backed Vole vs Maxwell's Duiker

Myodes gapperi compared with Philantomba maxwellii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Boreal Red-Backed Vole Maxwell's Duiker
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same Chordata (Chordates) Chordata (Chordates)
Class same Mammalia (Mammals) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family Cricetidae Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus Myodes Philantomba
Species Myodes gapperi Philantomba maxwellii

Evolutionary Relationship

Boreal Red-Backed Vole and Maxwell's Duiker share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Maxwell's Duiker

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Boreal Red-Backed Vole Maxwell's Duiker
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.

Maxwell's Duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.

Maxwell's Duiker

No description available.

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