Boreal Red-Backed Vole vs Mountain-ash

Myodes gapperi compared with Sorbus alnifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Mountain-ash
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Cricetidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Myodes	Sorbus
Species	Myodes gapperi	Sorbus alnifolia

Conservation Status

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Mountain-ash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Mountain-ash
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.

Mountain-ash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and 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.