Boreal Red-Backed Vole vs Ecuadorean Akodont

Myodes gapperi compared with Neomicroxus latebricola

Key Differences

• Boreal Red-Backed Vole is Least Concern while Ecuadorean Akodont is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Ecuadorean Akodont
Kingdom same	Animalia (động vật)	Animalia (động vật)
Phylum same	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)
Class same	Mammalia (lớp Thú)	Mammalia (lớp Thú)
Order same	Rodentia (Bộ Gặm nhấm)	Rodentia (Bộ Gặm nhấm)
Family same	Cricetidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Myodes	Neomicroxus
Species	Myodes gapperi	Neomicroxus latebricola

Evolutionary Relationship

Boreal Red-Backed Vole and Ecuadorean Akodont share a common ancestor at the Family level: Cricetidae.

Conservation Status

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Ecuadorean Akodont

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Ecuadorean Akodont
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.

Ecuadorean Akodont

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found in Ecuador. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.