Boreal Red-Backed Vole vs Nimblewill

Myodes gapperi compared with Muhlenbergia schreberi

Key Differences

Boreal Red-Backed Vole is Least Concern while Nimblewill is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Nimblewill
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Cricetidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Myodes	Muhlenbergia
Species	Myodes gapperi	Muhlenbergia schreberi

Conservation Status

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Nimblewill

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Nimblewill
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.

Nimblewill

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Georgia, Japan), Europe (4 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.