Boreal Red-Backed Vole vs Mexican Flameknee

Myodes gapperi compared with Brachypelma auratum

Key Differences

• Boreal Red-Backed Vole is Least Concern while Mexican Flameknee is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Mexican Flameknee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family	Cricetidae	Theraphosidae
Genus	Myodes	Brachypelma
Species	Myodes gapperi	Brachypelma auratum

Evolutionary Relationship

Boreal Red-Backed Vole and Mexican Flameknee share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Mexican Flameknee

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Mexican Flameknee
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.

Mexican Flameknee

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

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.