Boreal Red-Backed Vole vs Nettle Rash

Myodes gapperi compared with Leptosphaeria acuta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Nettle Rash
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Dothideomycetes (Dothideomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pleosporales (Pleosporales)
Family	Cricetidae	Leptosphaeriaceae
Genus	Myodes	Leptosphaeria
Species	Myodes gapperi	Leptosphaeria acuta

Conservation Status

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Nettle Rash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Nettle Rash
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.

Nettle Rash

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, 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.