Boreal Red-Backed Vole vs Gray-bellied Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Myodes gapperi compared with Chiropodomys muroides

Key Differences

• Boreal Red-Backed Vole is Least Concern while Gray-bellied Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Gray-bellied Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum same	Chordata (хордовые)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class same	Mammalia (млекопитающие)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order same	Rodentia (грызуны)	Rodentia (грызуны)
Family	Cricetidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Myodes	Chiropodomys
Species	Myodes gapperi	Chiropodomys muroides

Evolutionary Relationship

Boreal Red-Backed Vole and Gray-bellied Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (грызуны)

Conservation Status

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Gray-bellied Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Gray-bellied Pencil-tailed Tree 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.

Gray-bellied Pencil-tailed Tree 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.