Boreal Red-Backed Vole vs spreading threadwort

Myodes gapperi compared with Cephaloziella divaricata

Key Differences

• Boreal Red-Backed Vole is Least Concern while spreading threadwort is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	spreading threadwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Cricetidae	Cephaloziellaceae
Genus	Myodes	Cephaloziella
Species	Myodes gapperi	Cephaloziella divaricata

Conservation Status

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

spreading threadwort

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	spreading threadwort
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.

spreading threadwort

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States