Boreal Red-Backed Vole vs Nut Grass

Myodes gapperi compared with Cyperus tuberosus

Taxonomic Classification

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

Conservation Status

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Nut Grass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Nut Grass
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.

Nut Grass

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.