Boreal Red-Backed Vole vs Red Rice

Myodes gapperi compared with Oryza punctata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Red Rice
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	Oryza (Rice)
Species	Myodes gapperi	Oryza punctata

Conservation Status

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Red Rice

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Red Rice
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 Rice

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across India 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.