Boreal Red-Backed Vole vs Taypau

Myodes gapperi compared with Homalium taypau

Key Differences

• Boreal Red-Backed Vole is Least Concern while Taypau is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Taypau
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Cricetidae	Salicaceae
Genus	Myodes	Homalium
Species	Myodes gapperi	Homalium taypau

Conservation Status

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Taypau

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Taypau
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.

Taypau

Habitat

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

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.