Boreal Red-Backed Vole vs Mealy Tooth

Myodes gapperi compared with Hydnellum ferrugineum

Key Differences

Boreal Red-Backed Vole is Least Concern while Mealy Tooth is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Mealy Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Cricetidae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Myodes	Hydnellum
Species	Myodes gapperi	Hydnellum ferrugineum

Conservation Status

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Mealy Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Mealy Tooth
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 Tooth

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.