Alpine Rustwort vs Black-eared Red-backed Vole

Gymnomitrion alpinum compared with Eothenomys olitor

Key Differences

• Alpine Rustwort is Not Evaluated while Black-eared Red-backed Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Rustwort	Black-eared Red-backed Vole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Gymnomitriaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Gymnomitrion	Eothenomys
Species	Gymnomitrion alpinum	Eothenomys olitor

Conservation Status

Alpine Rustwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Black-eared Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Rustwort	Black-eared Red-backed Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Rustwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Black-eared Red-backed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Alpine Rustwort

The Alpine Rustwort (Gymnomitrion alpinum) is a species in the genus Gymnomitrion. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region. Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Black-eared Red-backed Vole

The Black-eared Red-backed Vole (Eothenomys olitor) is a species in the genus Eothenomys. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.