Boreal Red-Backed Vole vs Mountain Webcap

Myodes gapperi compared with Cortinarius alpinus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Mountain Webcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Cricetidae	Cortinariaceae
Genus	Myodes	Cortinarius
Species	Myodes gapperi	Cortinarius alpinus

Conservation Status

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Webcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Mountain Webcap
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 Webcap

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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.