Boreal Red-Backed Vole vs Narrowleaf hawksbeard

Myodes gapperi compared with Crepis tectorum

Key Differences

• Boreal Red-Backed Vole is Least Concern while Narrowleaf hawksbeard is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Narrowleaf hawksbeard
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Cricetidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Myodes	Crepis
Species	Myodes gapperi	Crepis tectorum

Conservation Status

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Narrowleaf hawksbeard

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Narrowleaf hawksbeard
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.

Narrowleaf hawksbeard

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (11 countries), and North America (Canada, United States). 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States