Southern red-backed vole: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the southern red-backed vole lives – recorded in 2 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Myodes gapperi
Group	Mice, rats & other rodents
Found in	2 countries
Continents	North America
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Cricetidae

Where does the southern red-backed vole live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the southern red-backed vole in 2 countries and territories across North America.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

What kind of animal is the southern red-backed vole?

The southern red-backed vole (Myodes gapperi) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Cricetidae, genus Myodes. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the southern red-backed vole

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.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Southern red-backed vole (revision 1322859144), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1764765 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).