Boreal Red-Backed Vole vs Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Myodes gapperi compared with Perognathus merriami

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse
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	Heteromyidae
Genus	Myodes	Perognathus
Species	Myodes gapperi	Perognathus merriami

Evolutionary Relationship

Boreal Red-Backed Vole and Merriam’s Pocket Mouse share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (ネズミ目)

Conservation Status

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse
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.

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

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.