Boreal Red-Backed Vole vs Monkey Musk

Myodes gapperi compared with Erythranthe moschata

Key Differences

Boreal Red-Backed Vole is Least Concern while Monkey Musk is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Monkey Musk
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Cricetidae	Phrymaceae
Genus	Myodes	Erythranthe
Species	Myodes gapperi	Erythranthe moschata

Conservation Status

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Monkey Musk

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Monkey Musk
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.

Monkey Musk

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

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.