Boreal Red-Backed Vole vs Rough-faced shag

Myodes gapperi compared with Leucocarbo carunculatus

Key Differences

• Boreal Red-Backed Vole is Least Concern while Rough-faced shag is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Rough-faced shag
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Suliformes (Suliformes)
Family	Cricetidae	Phalacrocoracidae
Genus	Myodes	Leucocarbo
Species	Myodes gapperi	Leucocarbo carunculatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Boreal Red-Backed Vole and Rough-faced shag share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Rough-faced shag

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Rough-faced shag
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.

Rough-faced shag

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

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.