Boreal Red-Backed Vole vs Mexican prairie dog

Myodes gapperi compared with Cynomys mexicanus

Key Differences

• Boreal Red-Backed Vole is Least Concern while Mexican prairie dog is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Mexican prairie dog
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cricetidae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Myodes	Cynomys
Species	Myodes gapperi	Cynomys mexicanus

Evolutionary Relationship

Boreal Red-Backed Vole and Mexican prairie dog share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Mexican prairie dog

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Mexican prairie dog
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 prairie dog

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.