Boreal Red-Backed Vole vs purple dropseed

Myodes gapperi compared with Sporobolus purpurascens

Key Differences

• Boreal Red-Backed Vole is Least Concern while purple dropseed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	purple dropseed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Cricetidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Myodes	Sporobolus
Species	Myodes gapperi	Sporobolus purpurascens

Conservation Status

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

purple dropseed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	purple dropseed
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.

purple dropseed

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.

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.