Boreal Red-Backed Vole vs Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

Myodes gapperi compared with Cardiocranius paradoxus

Key Differences

• Boreal Red-Backed Vole is Least Concern while Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa
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 same	Rodentia (ネズミ目)	Rodentia (ネズミ目)
Family	Cricetidae	Dipodidae
Genus	Myodes	Cardiocranius
Species	Myodes gapperi	Cardiocranius paradoxus

Evolutionary Relationship

Boreal Red-Backed Vole and Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (ネズミ目)

Conservation Status

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa
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.

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

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.