Boreal Red-Backed Vole vs North American porcupine

Myodes gapperi compared with Erethizon dorsatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	North American porcupine
Kingdom same	Animalia (hayvan)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Kordalılar)	Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class same	Mammalia (memeliler)	Mammalia (memeliler)
Order same	Rodentia (kemiriciler)	Rodentia (kemiriciler)
Family	Cricetidae	Erethizontidae
Genus	Myodes	Erethizon
Species	Myodes gapperi	Erethizon dorsatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Boreal Red-Backed Vole and North American porcupine share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (kemiriciler)

Conservation Status

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

North American porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	North American porcupine
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.

North American porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States