Boreal Red-Backed Vole vs narrow-bordered bee hawk-moth

Myodes gapperi compared with Hemaris tityus

Key Differences

• Boreal Red-Backed Vole is Least Concern while narrow-bordered bee hawk-moth is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	narrow-bordered bee hawk-moth
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Cricetidae	Sphingidae
Genus	Myodes	Hemaris
Species	Myodes gapperi	Hemaris tityus

Evolutionary Relationship

Boreal Red-Backed Vole and narrow-bordered bee hawk-moth share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

narrow-bordered bee hawk-moth

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	narrow-bordered bee hawk-moth
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.

narrow-bordered bee hawk-moth

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Ukraine. 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.