Boreal Red-Backed Vole vs Spring Sowbread

Myodes gapperi compared with Cyclamen repandum

Key Differences

• Boreal Red-Backed Vole is Least Concern while Spring Sowbread is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Spring Sowbread
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Cricetidae	Primulaceae
Genus	Myodes	Cyclamen
Species	Myodes gapperi	Cyclamen repandum

Conservation Status

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Spring Sowbread

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Spring Sowbread
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.

Spring Sowbread

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.

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.