Boreal Red-Backed Vole vs Waved Albatross

Myodes gapperi compared with Phoebastria irrorata

Key Differences

• Boreal Red-Backed Vole is Least Concern while Waved Albatross is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Waved Albatross
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Procellariiformes (Procellariiformes)
Family	Cricetidae	Diomedeidae
Genus	Myodes	Phoebastria
Species	Myodes gapperi	Phoebastria irrorata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Waved Albatross

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Waved Albatross
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.

Waved Albatross

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Norway. 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.