Boreal Red-Backed Vole vs Buff-bellied Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum

Myodes gapperi compared with Thylamys venustus

Key Differences

• Boreal Red-Backed Vole is Least Concern while Buff-bellied Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Buff-bellied Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum
Kingdom same	Animalia (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索動物)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class same	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order	Rodentia (ネズミ目)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Cricetidae	Didelphidae
Genus	Myodes	Thylamys
Species	Myodes gapperi	Thylamys venustus

Evolutionary Relationship

Boreal Red-Backed Vole and Buff-bellied Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (哺乳類)

Conservation Status

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Buff-bellied Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Buff-bellied Fat-tailed Mouse 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.

Buff-bellied Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum

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.

Buff-bellied Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum

The Buff-Bellied Fat-Tailed Mouse Opossum (Thylamys venustus) is a species in the genus Thylamys. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.