Boreal Red-Backed Vole vs Long-legged fly

Myodes gapperi compared with Dolichopus rupestris

Key Differences

• Boreal Red-Backed Vole is Least Concern while Long-legged fly is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Long-legged fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (arthropodes)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Insecta (insecte)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Cricetidae	Dolichopodidae
Genus	Myodes	Dolichopus
Species	Myodes gapperi	Dolichopus rupestris

Evolutionary Relationship

Boreal Red-Backed Vole and Long-legged fly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (animal)

Conservation Status

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Long-legged fly

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Long-legged fly
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.

Long-legged fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States