Boreal Red-Backed Vole vs Rusty Feather-Moss

Myodes gapperi compared with Sciuro-hypnum plumosum

Key Differences

  • Boreal Red-Backed Vole is Least Concern while Rusty Feather-Moss is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Boreal Red-Backed Vole Rusty 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 plumosum

Conservation Status

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Rusty Feather-Moss

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Boreal Red-Backed Vole Rusty 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.

Rusty 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). Currently classified as Vulnerable 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.

Rusty Feather-Moss

No description available.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

Nature FYI Family

Explore more of the natural world across our sister sites.

Part of the Nature FYI family — FYIPedia