Boreal Red-Backed Vole vs Rhododendron

Myodes gapperi compared with Rhododendron ponticum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Rhododendron
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Cricetidae	Ericaceae
Genus	Myodes	Rhododendron
Species	Myodes gapperi	Rhododendron ponticum

Conservation Status

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Rhododendron

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Rhododendron
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.

Rhododendron

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India), Europe (12 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Brazil).

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.