Boreal Red-Backed Vole vs square-stemmed willowherb

Myodes gapperi compared with Epilobium tetragonum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	square-stemmed willowherb
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Cricetidae	Onagraceae
Genus	Myodes	Epilobium
Species	Myodes gapperi	Epilobium tetragonum

Conservation Status

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

square-stemmed willowherb

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	square-stemmed willowherb
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.

square-stemmed willowherb

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.