Boreal Red-Backed Vole vs Leadebeater s Possum

Myodes gapperi compared with Gymnobelideus leadbeateri

Key Differences

• Boreal Red-Backed Vole is Least Concern while Leadebeater s Possum is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Leadebeater s Possum
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Cricetidae	Petauridae
Genus	Myodes	Gymnobelideus
Species	Myodes gapperi	Gymnobelideus leadbeateri

Evolutionary Relationship

Boreal Red-Backed Vole and Leadebeater s Possum share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mammifères)

Conservation Status

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Leadebeater s Possum

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Leadebeater s Possum
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.

Leadebeater s Possum

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.