Boreal Red-Backed Vole vs California alder

Myodes gapperi compared with Alnus rhombifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Boreal Red-Backed Vole California alder
Kingdom Animalia (สัตว์) Plantae (พืช)
Phylum Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม) Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)
Order Rodentia (อันดับสัตว์ฟันแทะ) Fagales (อันดับก่อ)
Family Cricetidae Betulaceae
Genus Myodes Alnus
Species Myodes gapperi Alnus rhombifolia

Conservation Status

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

California alder

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Boreal Red-Backed Vole California alder
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.

California alder

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Canada.

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.

California alder

The California alder (Alnus rhombifolia) is a species in the genus Alnus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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