Boreal Red-Backed Vole vs Scarce Tissue

Myodes gapperi compared with Rheumaptera cervinalis

Key Differences

• Boreal Red-Backed Vole is Least Concern while Scarce Tissue is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Scarce Tissue
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Cricetidae	Geometridae
Genus	Myodes	Rheumaptera
Species	Myodes gapperi	Rheumaptera cervinalis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Scarce Tissue

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Scarce Tissue
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.

Scarce Tissue

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Norway. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.