Black Currant vs Boreal Red-Backed Vole

Ribes nigrum compared with Myodes gapperi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Currant	Boreal Red-Backed Vole
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order	Saxifragales (ユキノシタ目)	Rodentia (ネズミ目)
Family	Grossulariaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Ribes	Myodes
Species	Ribes nigrum	Myodes gapperi

Conservation Status

Black Currant

LC — Least Concern

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Currant	Boreal Red-Backed Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Currant

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and temperate grasslands and steppes, among 4 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Armenia, Turkey), Europe (17 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil).

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

Black Currant

The Black Currant (Ribes nigrum) is a species in the genus Ribes. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and temperate grasslands and steppes, among 4 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Widely distributed across Asia (Armenia, Turkey), Europe (17 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.