Boreal Red-Backed Vole vs Chibchan water mouse

Myodes gapperi compared with Chibchanomys trichotis

Key Differences

• Boreal Red-Backed Vole is Least Concern while Chibchan water mouse is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Chibchan water 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 same	Cricetidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Myodes	Chibchanomys
Species	Myodes gapperi	Chibchanomys trichotis

Evolutionary Relationship

Boreal Red-Backed Vole and Chibchan water mouse share a common ancestor at the Family level: Cricetidae.

Conservation Status

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Chibchan water mouse

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Chibchan water 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.

Chibchan water mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

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.

Chibchan water mouse

The Chibchan water mouse (Chibchanomys trichotis) is a species in the genus Chibchanomys. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.