Boreal Red-Backed Vole vs Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur

Myodes gapperi compared with Lepilemur edwardsi

Key Differences

• Boreal Red-Backed Vole is Least Concern while Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class same	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Rodentia (Nagetiere)	Primates (Primaten)
Family	Cricetidae	Lepilemuridae
Genus	Myodes	Lepilemur
Species	Myodes gapperi	Lepilemur edwardsi

Evolutionary Relationship

Boreal Red-Backed Vole and Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Säugetiere)

Conservation Status

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur
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.

Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.