Boreal Red-Backed Vole vs Squirrel Corn

Myodes gapperi compared with Dicentra canadensis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Squirrel Corn
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Cricetidae	Papaveraceae
Genus	Myodes	Dicentra
Species	Myodes gapperi	Dicentra canadensis

Conservation Status

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Squirrel Corn

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Squirrel Corn
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.

Squirrel Corn

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada 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.