Boreal Red-Backed Vole vs Red Leskea

Myodes gapperi compared with Orthothecium rufescens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Red Leskea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Hypnales (Hypnales)
Family	Cricetidae	Plagiotheciaceae
Genus	Myodes	Orthothecium
Species	Myodes gapperi	Orthothecium rufescens

Conservation Status

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Red Leskea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Red Leskea
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.

Red Leskea

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.

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.