Boreal Red-Backed Vole vs smooth dock

Myodes gapperi compared with Rumex altissimus

Key Differences

• Boreal Red-Backed Vole is Least Concern while smooth dock is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	smooth dock
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Cricetidae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Myodes	Rumex
Species	Myodes gapperi	Rumex altissimus

Conservation Status

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

smooth dock

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	smooth dock
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.

smooth dock

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada).

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.