Boreal Red-Backed Vole vs Northern naked-tailed armadillo

Myodes gapperi compared with Cabassous centralis

Key Differences

• Boreal Red-Backed Vole is Least Concern while Northern naked-tailed armadillo is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Northern naked-tailed armadillo
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Cingulata (Cingulata)
Family	Cricetidae	Dasypodidae
Genus	Myodes	Cabassous
Species	Myodes gapperi	Cabassous centralis

Evolutionary Relationship

Boreal Red-Backed Vole and Northern naked-tailed armadillo share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Northern naked-tailed armadillo

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Northern naked-tailed armadillo
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.

Northern naked-tailed armadillo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. 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.