Boreal Red-Backed Vole vs Maydell's locoweed

Myodes gapperi compared with Oxytropis maydelliana

Key Differences

• Boreal Red-Backed Vole is Least Concern while Maydell's locoweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Maydell's locoweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Cricetidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Myodes	Oxytropis
Species	Myodes gapperi	Oxytropis maydelliana

Conservation Status

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Maydell's locoweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Maydell's locoweed
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.

Maydell's locoweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.

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.