Boreal Red-Backed Vole vs Translucent Stonewort

Myodes gapperi compared with Nitella translucens

Key Differences

• Boreal Red-Backed Vole is Least Concern while Translucent Stonewort is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Translucent Stonewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Charophyta (Charophyta)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Charophyceae (Charophyceae)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Charales (Charales)
Family	Cricetidae	Characeae
Genus	Myodes	Nitella
Species	Myodes gapperi	Nitella translucens

Conservation Status

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Translucent Stonewort

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Translucent Stonewort
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.

Translucent Stonewort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.