Boreal Red-Backed Vole vs White Rocket

Myodes gapperi compared with Diplotaxis erucoides

Key Differences

• Boreal Red-Backed Vole is Least Concern while White Rocket is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	White Rocket
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Cricetidae	Brassicaceae
Genus	Myodes	Diplotaxis
Species	Myodes gapperi	Diplotaxis erucoides

Conservation Status

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

White Rocket

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	White Rocket
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 Rocket

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (14 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil).

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