Boreal Red-Backed Vole vs Nodding Yucca

Myodes gapperi compared with Yucca cernua

Key Differences

• Boreal Red-Backed Vole is Least Concern while Nodding Yucca is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Nodding Yucca
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Cricetidae	Asparagaceae
Genus	Myodes	Yucca
Species	Myodes gapperi	Yucca cernua

Conservation Status

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Nodding Yucca

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Nodding Yucca
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.

Nodding Yucca

Habitat

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

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.