Boreal Red-Backed Vole vs tree slug

Myodes gapperi compared with Lehmannia marginata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Boreal Red-Backed Vole tree slug
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family Cricetidae Limacidae
Genus Myodes Lehmannia
Species Myodes gapperi Lehmannia marginata

Evolutionary Relationship

Boreal Red-Backed Vole and tree slug share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

tree slug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Boreal Red-Backed Vole tree slug
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.

tree slug

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (Dominican Republic), and South America (Chile).

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.

tree slug

No description available.

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