Boreal Red-Backed Vole vs Slender lantern shark

Myodes gapperi compared with Etmopterus pusillus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Slender lantern shark
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Squaliformes (Squaliformes)
Family	Cricetidae	Etmopteridae
Genus	Myodes	Etmopterus
Species	Myodes gapperi	Etmopterus pusillus

Evolutionary Relationship

Boreal Red-Backed Vole and Slender lantern shark share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Slender lantern shark

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Slender lantern shark
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.

Slender lantern shark

Habitat

Native to Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Chile and Portugal.

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.