Boreal Red-Backed Vole vs robust pillar snail

Myodes gapperi compared with Cochlicopa nitens

Key Differences

• Boreal Red-Backed Vole is Least Concern while robust pillar snail is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	robust pillar snail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Cricetidae	Cochlicopidae
Genus	Myodes	Cochlicopa
Species	Myodes gapperi	Cochlicopa nitens

Evolutionary Relationship

Boreal Red-Backed Vole and robust pillar snail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

robust pillar snail

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	robust pillar snail
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.

robust pillar snail

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, France, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.