Boreal Red-Backed Vole vs Notched Firefly

Myodes gapperi compared with Pyractomena sinuata

Key Differences

• Boreal Red-Backed Vole is Least Concern while Notched Firefly is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Notched Firefly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Cricetidae	Lampyridae
Genus	Myodes	Pyractomena
Species	Myodes gapperi	Pyractomena sinuata

Evolutionary Relationship

Boreal Red-Backed Vole and Notched Firefly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Notched Firefly

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Notched Firefly
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.

Notched Firefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

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