Boreal Red-Backed Vole vs Obscure Cotoneaster

Myodes gapperi compared with Cotoneaster obscurus

Key Differences

• Boreal Red-Backed Vole is Least Concern while Obscure Cotoneaster is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Obscure Cotoneaster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Cricetidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Myodes	Cotoneaster
Species	Myodes gapperi	Cotoneaster obscurus

Conservation Status

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Obscure Cotoneaster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Obscure Cotoneaster
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.

Obscure Cotoneaster

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.

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.