Boreal Red-Backed Vole vs Northern Hopping Mouse

Myodes gapperi compared with Notomys aquilo

Key Differences

• Boreal Red-Backed Vole is Least Concern while Northern Hopping Mouse is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Northern Hopping 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	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Myodes	Notomys
Species	Myodes gapperi	Notomys aquilo

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Northern Hopping Mouse

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Northern Hopping 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.

Northern Hopping 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.