Boreal Red-Backed Vole vs Hottentot Golden Mole

Myodes gapperi compared with Amblysomus hottentotus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Hottentot Golden Mole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Rodentia (Roedores)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Cricetidae	Chrysochloridae
Genus	Myodes	Amblysomus
Species	Myodes gapperi	Amblysomus hottentotus

Evolutionary Relationship

Boreal Red-Backed Vole and Hottentot Golden Mole share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Hottentot Golden Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Hottentot Golden Mole
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.

Hottentot Golden Mole

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.