Boreal Red-Backed Vole vs Yellow-legged Centurion

Myodes gapperi compared with Sargus flavipes

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Boreal Red-Backed Vole Yellow-legged Centurion
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Insecta (Insects)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Diptera (Diptera)
Family Cricetidae Stratiomyidae
Genus Myodes Sargus
Species Myodes gapperi Sargus flavipes

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Yellow-legged Centurion

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Boreal Red-Backed Vole Yellow-legged Centurion
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-legged Centurion

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

Yellow-legged Centurion

No description available.

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