Boreal Red-Backed Vole vs Meadow-sweet Button

Myodes gapperi compared with Acleris shepherdana

Key Differences

• Boreal Red-Backed Vole is Least Concern while Meadow-sweet Button is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Meadow-sweet Button
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)
Class	Mammalia (哺乳動物)	Insecta (昆蟲綱)
Order	Rodentia (啮齿目)	Lepidoptera (鱗翅目)
Family	Cricetidae	Tortricidae
Genus	Myodes	Acleris
Species	Myodes gapperi	Acleris shepherdana

Evolutionary Relationship

Boreal Red-Backed Vole and Meadow-sweet Button share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (动物界)

Conservation Status

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Meadow-sweet Button

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Meadow-sweet Button
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.

Meadow-sweet Button

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.