Boreal Red-Backed Vole vs Willow Cherry

Myodes gapperi compared with Prunus incana

Key Differences

• Boreal Red-Backed Vole is Least Concern while Willow Cherry is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Willow Cherry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Cricetidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Myodes	Prunus (Cherries & Plums)
Species	Myodes gapperi	Prunus incana

Conservation Status

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Willow Cherry

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Willow Cherry
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.

Willow Cherry

Habitat

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

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.