Boreal Red-Backed Vole vs Violet Black-legged

Myodes gapperi compared with Dioctria atricapilla

Key Differences

• Boreal Red-Backed Vole is Least Concern while Violet Black-legged is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Violet Black-legged
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Cricetidae	Asilidae
Genus	Myodes	Dioctria
Species	Myodes gapperi	Dioctria atricapilla

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Violet Black-legged

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Violet Black-legged
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.

Violet Black-legged

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. 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.