Boreal Red-Backed Vole vs Painted Suillus

Myodes gapperi compared with Suillus spraguei

Key Differences

• Boreal Red-Backed Vole is Least Concern while Painted Suillus is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Painted Suillus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Cricetidae	Suillaceae
Genus	Myodes	Suillus
Species	Myodes gapperi	Suillus spraguei

Conservation Status

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Painted Suillus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Painted Suillus
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.

Painted Suillus

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Taiwan 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