Boreal Red-Backed Vole vs Yellowish Fork-moss

Myodes gapperi compared with Dichodontium flavescens

Key Differences

• Boreal Red-Backed Vole is Least Concern while Yellowish Fork-moss is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Yellowish Fork-moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Dicranales (Dicranales)
Family	Cricetidae	Aongstroemiaceae
Genus	Myodes	Dichodontium
Species	Myodes gapperi	Dichodontium flavescens

Conservation Status

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Yellowish Fork-moss

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Yellowish Fork-moss
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.

Yellowish Fork-moss

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Luxembourg, Norway, Portugal, 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.