Boreal Red-Backed Vole vs Snow Rustwort

Myodes gapperi compared with Gymnomitrion brevissimum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Snow Rustwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Cricetidae	Gymnomitriaceae
Genus	Myodes	Gymnomitrion
Species	Myodes gapperi	Gymnomitrion brevissimum

Conservation Status

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Snow Rustwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Snow Rustwort
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.

Snow Rustwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway 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.