Boreal Red-Backed Vole vs Reflexed Feather-Moss

Myodes gapperi compared with Sciuro-hypnum reflexum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Reflexed Feather-Moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Hypnales (Hypnales)
Family	Cricetidae	Brachytheciaceae
Genus	Myodes	Sciuro-hypnum
Species	Myodes gapperi	Sciuro-hypnum reflexum

Conservation Status

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Reflexed Feather-Moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Reflexed Feather-Moss
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.

Reflexed Feather-Moss

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (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.