Boreal Red-Backed Vole vs Chinese giant salamander

Myodes gapperi compared with Andrias davidianus

Key Differences

• Boreal Red-Backed Vole is Least Concern while Chinese giant salamander is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Chinese giant salamander
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class	Mammalia (哺乳動物)	Amphibia (两栖动物)
Order	Rodentia (啮齿目)	Caudata (有尾目)
Family	Cricetidae	Cryptobranchidae
Genus	Myodes	Andrias
Species	Myodes gapperi	Andrias davidianus

Evolutionary Relationship

Boreal Red-Backed Vole and Chinese giant salamander share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (脊索动物门)

Conservation Status

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Chinese giant salamander

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Chinese giant salamander
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.

Chinese giant salamander

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, and temperate coniferous forests spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Japan. Currently classified as Critically 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.

Chinese giant salamander

The Chinese Giant Salamander (Andrias davidianus) is a species in the genus Andrias. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Found in Japan. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.