Boreal Red-Backed Vole vs Owl s Spiny Rat

Myodes gapperi compared with Carterodon sulcidens

Key Differences

• Boreal Red-Backed Vole is Least Concern while Owl s Spiny Rat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Owl s Spiny Rat
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 same	Rodentia (啮齿目)	Rodentia (啮齿目)
Family	Cricetidae	Echimyidae
Genus	Myodes	Carterodon
Species	Myodes gapperi	Carterodon sulcidens

Evolutionary Relationship

Boreal Red-Backed Vole and Owl s Spiny Rat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (啮齿目)

Conservation Status

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Owl s Spiny Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Owl s Spiny Rat
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.

Owl s Spiny Rat

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.