Boreal Red-Backed Vole vs Mexican cottontail

Myodes gapperi compared with Sylvilagus cunicularius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Mexican cottontail
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 same	Mammalia (哺乳動物)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order	Rodentia (啮齿目)	Lagomorpha (兔形目)
Family	Cricetidae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Myodes	Sylvilagus
Species	Myodes gapperi	Sylvilagus cunicularius

Evolutionary Relationship

Boreal Red-Backed Vole and Mexican cottontail share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (哺乳動物)

Conservation Status

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Mexican cottontail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Mexican cottontail
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.

Mexican cottontail

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.