Boreal Red-Backed Vole vs Sparaxis

Myodes gapperi compared with Sparaxis grandiflora

Key Differences

Boreal Red-Backed Vole is Least Concern while Sparaxis is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Sparaxis
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Cricetidae	Iridaceae
Genus	Myodes	Sparaxis
Species	Myodes gapperi	Sparaxis grandiflora

Conservation Status

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Sparaxis

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Sparaxis
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.

Sparaxis

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Portugal, United Kingdom, and United States.

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.