Boreal Red-Backed Vole vs White Featherleg

Myodes gapperi compared with Platycnemis latipes

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Boreal Red-Backed Vole White Featherleg
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Insecta (Insects)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Odonata (Odonata)
Family Cricetidae Platycnemididae
Genus Myodes Platycnemis
Species Myodes gapperi Platycnemis latipes

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

White Featherleg

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Boreal Red-Backed Vole White Featherleg
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.

White Featherleg

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.

White Featherleg

No description available.

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