Boreal Red-Backed Vole vs Gulf Coast kangaroo rat

Myodes gapperi compared with Dipodomys compactus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Boreal Red-Backed Vole Gulf Coast kangaroo rat
Kingdom same Animalia (สัตว์) Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง) Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class same Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม) Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order same Rodentia (อันดับสัตว์ฟันแทะ) Rodentia (อันดับสัตว์ฟันแทะ)
Family Cricetidae Heteromyidae
Genus Myodes Dipodomys
Species Myodes gapperi Dipodomys compactus

Evolutionary Relationship

Boreal Red-Backed Vole and Gulf Coast kangaroo rat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (อันดับสัตว์ฟันแทะ)

Conservation Status

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Gulf Coast kangaroo rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Boreal Red-Backed Vole Gulf Coast kangaroo 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.

Gulf Coast kangaroo 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.

Gulf Coast kangaroo rat

No description available.

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