Boreal Red-Backed Vole vs Prickly Coontail

Myodes gapperi compared with Ceratophyllum echinatum

Key Differences

Boreal Red-Backed Vole is Least Concern while Prickly Coontail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Prickly Coontail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ceratophyllales (Ceratophyllales)
Family	Cricetidae	Ceratophyllaceae
Genus	Myodes	Ceratophyllum
Species	Myodes gapperi	Ceratophyllum echinatum

Conservation Status

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Coontail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Prickly Coontail
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.

Prickly Coontail

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada 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.