Boreal Red-Backed Vole vs Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon

Myodes gapperi compared with Amazona farinosa

Key Differences

• Boreal Red-Backed Vole is Least Concern while Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Psittaciformes (Parrots)
Family	Cricetidae	Psittacidae (True Parrots)
Genus	Myodes	Amazona
Species	Myodes gapperi	Amazona farinosa

Evolutionary Relationship

Boreal Red-Backed Vole and Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon
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.

Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.

Mealy Parrot / Mealy Amazon

One of the largest amazon parrots, mealy amazons have subtle powder-green plumage with bluish-grey head and a distinctive dusty or powdery sheen to the feathers that gives them their name. Found in lowland tropical forest from southern Mexico through Central America and across most of South America to Bolivia and Brazil. They inhabit humid forest and forest edges, traveling in pairs or small flocks. Listed as Least Concern globally though locally impacted by habitat loss and the pet trade.