Boreal Red-Backed Vole vs Olive Wax Cap

Myodes gapperi compared with Hygrophorus olivaceoalbus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Olive Wax Cap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Cricetidae	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Myodes	Hygrophorus
Species	Myodes gapperi	Hygrophorus olivaceoalbus

Conservation Status

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Olive Wax Cap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Olive Wax Cap
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.

Olive Wax Cap

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, 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.