Boreal Red-Backed Vole vs owl's-eye

Myodes gapperi compared with Mammillaria parkinsonii

Key Differences

• Boreal Red-Backed Vole is Least Concern while owl's-eye is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	owl's-eye
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Cricetidae	Cactaceae
Genus	Myodes	Mammillaria
Species	Myodes gapperi	Mammillaria parkinsonii

Conservation Status

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

owl's-eye

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	owl's-eye
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.

owl's-eye

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Taiwan. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.