Boreal Red-Backed Vole vs tormentil

Myodes gapperi compared with Potentilla erecta

Key Differences

Boreal Red-Backed Vole is Least Concern while tormentil is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	tormentil
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Cricetidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Myodes	Potentilla
Species	Myodes gapperi	Potentilla erecta

Conservation Status

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

tormentil

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	tormentil
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.

tormentil

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (Canada, United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.