Boreal Red-Backed Vole vs Caucasian Birch Mouse

Myodes gapperi compared with Sicista caucasica

Key Differences

• Boreal Red-Backed Vole is Least Concern while Caucasian Birch Mouse is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Caucasian Birch Mouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order same	Rodentia (Roedores)	Rodentia (Roedores)
Family	Cricetidae	Dipodidae
Genus	Myodes	Sicista
Species	Myodes gapperi	Sicista caucasica

Evolutionary Relationship

Boreal Red-Backed Vole and Caucasian Birch Mouse share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Roedores)

Conservation Status

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Caucasian Birch Mouse

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Caucasian Birch 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.

Caucasian Birch 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.

Caucasian Birch Mouse

The Caucasian Birch Mouse (Sicista caucasica) is a species in the genus Sicista. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.