Boreal Red-Backed Vole vs silver nailroot

Myodes gapperi compared with Paronychia argentea

Key Differences

• Boreal Red-Backed Vole is Least Concern while silver nailroot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	silver nailroot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Cricetidae	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Myodes	Paronychia
Species	Myodes gapperi	Paronychia argentea

Conservation Status

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

silver nailroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	silver nailroot
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.

silver nailroot

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Belgium, and Sweden.

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.