Boreal Red-Backed Vole vs yellow flax

Myodes gapperi compared with Linum flavum

Key Differences

• Boreal Red-Backed Vole is Least Concern while yellow flax is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	yellow flax
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Cricetidae	Linaceae
Genus	Myodes	Linum
Species	Myodes gapperi	Linum flavum

Conservation Status

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

yellow flax

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	yellow flax
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.

yellow flax

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Japan.

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.