Boreal Red-Backed Vole vs Scaly Hawkbit

Myodes gapperi compared with Hedypnois cretica

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Scaly Hawkbit
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Cricetidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Myodes	Hedypnois
Species	Myodes gapperi	Hedypnois cretica

Conservation Status

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Scaly Hawkbit

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Scaly Hawkbit
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.

Scaly Hawkbit

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Argentina, Chile).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States