Boreal Red-Backed Vole vs Transparent tunicate

Myodes gapperi compared with Ciona savignyi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Transparent tunicate
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Ascidiacea (Ascidiacea)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Phlebobranchia
Family	Cricetidae	Cionidae
Genus	Myodes	Ciona
Species	Myodes gapperi	Ciona savignyi

Evolutionary Relationship

Boreal Red-Backed Vole and Transparent tunicate share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Transparent tunicate

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Transparent tunicate
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.

Transparent tunicate

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and Oceania, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (Norway, Russia), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Argentina).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States