Boreal Red-Backed Vole vs Giant Jumping Rat

Myodes gapperi compared with Hypogeomys antimena

Key Differences

• Boreal Red-Backed Vole is Least Concern while Giant Jumping Rat is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Giant Jumping Rat
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	Nesomyidae
Genus	Myodes	Hypogeomys
Species	Myodes gapperi	Hypogeomys antimena

Evolutionary Relationship

Boreal Red-Backed Vole and Giant Jumping Rat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Roedores)

Conservation Status

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Giant Jumping Rat

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Giant Jumping Rat
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.

Giant Jumping Rat

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.