1,160 observationsLeast Concern
Southern Red-backed Vole
Clethrionomys gapperi
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia ›Phylum: Chordata ›Class: Mammalia ›Order: Rodentia ›Family: Cricetidae ›Genus: Clethrionomys
About
The southern red-backed vole or Gapper's red-backed vole (Clethrionomys gapperi) is a small slender vole found in Canada and the northern United States. It is closely related to the western red-backed vole (Clethrionomys californius), which lives to the south and west of its range and which is less red with a less sharply bicolored tail.
Frequently Asked Questions
- The scientific name of Southern Red-backed Vole is Clethrionomys gapperi.
- Southern Red-backed Vole belongs to the kingdom Animalia.
- Southern Red-backed Vole belongs to the phylum Chordata.
- Southern Red-backed Vole belongs to the class Mammalia.
- Southern Red-backed Vole belongs to the order Rodentia.
- Southern Red-backed Vole belongs to the family Cricetidae.
- Southern Red-backed Vole belongs to the genus Clethrionomys.