Boreal Red-Backed Vole vs Touch-me-not

Myodes gapperi compared with Melianthus comosus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Touch-me-not
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Geraniales (Geraniales)
Family	Cricetidae	Melianthaceae
Genus	Myodes	Melianthus
Species	Myodes gapperi	Melianthus comosus

Conservation Status

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Touch-me-not

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Touch-me-not
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.

Touch-me-not

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia and Spain.

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.