Boreal Red-Backed Vole vs Handley s Slender Opossum

Myodes gapperi compared with Marmosops handleyi

Key Differences

• Boreal Red-Backed Vole is Least Concern while Handley s Slender Opossum is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Handley s Slender Opossum
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class same	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Rodentia (Nagetiere)	Didelphimorphia (Beutelrattenartige)
Family	Cricetidae	Didelphidae
Genus	Myodes	Marmosops
Species	Myodes gapperi	Marmosops handleyi

Evolutionary Relationship

Boreal Red-Backed Vole and Handley s Slender Opossum share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Säugetiere)

Conservation Status

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Handley s Slender Opossum

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Handley s Slender Opossum
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.

Handley s Slender Opossum

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Neotropic and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Colombia. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.