Boreal Red-Backed Vole vs Starry Pipewort

Myodes gapperi compared with Eriocaulon stellulatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Starry Pipewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Cricetidae	Eriocaulaceae
Genus	Myodes	Eriocaulon
Species	Myodes gapperi	Eriocaulon stellulatum

Conservation Status

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Starry Pipewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Starry Pipewort
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.

Starry Pipewort

Habitat

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

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.