Boreal Red-Backed Vole vs Rust Colored Crab

Myodes gapperi compared with Geothelphusa ferruginea

Key Differences

• Boreal Red-Backed Vole is Least Concern while Rust Colored Crab is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Rust Colored Crab
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Decapoda (Decapoda)
Family	Cricetidae	Potamidae
Genus	Myodes	Geothelphusa
Species	Myodes gapperi	Geothelphusa ferruginea

Evolutionary Relationship

Boreal Red-Backed Vole and Rust Colored Crab share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Rust Colored Crab

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Rust Colored Crab
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.

Rust Colored Crab

Habitat

Typically found in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments.

Range

Found in 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.