Boreal Red-Backed Vole vs Hooded red-sided opossum

Myodes gapperi compared with Monodelphis palliolata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Boreal Red-Backed Vole Hooded red-sided 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 Monodelphis
Species Myodes gapperi Monodelphis palliolata

Evolutionary Relationship

Boreal Red-Backed Vole and Hooded red-sided opossum share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Säugetiere)

Conservation Status

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Hooded red-sided opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Boreal Red-Backed Vole Hooded red-sided 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.

Hooded red-sided opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

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.

Hooded red-sided opossum

No description available.

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