Boreal Red-Backed Vole vs mountain paca

Myodes gapperi compared with Cuniculus taczanowskii

Key Differences

• Boreal Red-Backed Vole is Least Concern while mountain paca is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	mountain paca
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	Cuniculidae
Genus	Myodes	Cuniculus
Species	Myodes gapperi	Cuniculus taczanowskii

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

mountain paca

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	mountain paca
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 paca

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.