vs Black-eared Red-backed Vole

Asperococcus ensiformis compared with Eothenomys olitor

Key Differences

  • is Data Deficient while Black-eared Red-backed Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Black-eared Red-backed Vole
Kingdom Chromista (Chromista) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Phaeophyceae (Phaeophyceae) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Ectocarpales (Ectocarpales) Rodentia (Rodents)
Family Chordariaceae Cricetidae
Genus Asperococcus Eothenomys
Species Asperococcus ensiformis Eothenomys olitor

Conservation Status

DD — Data Deficient

Black-eared Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Oceanian realms.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, New Zealand, and Norway.

Black-eared Red-backed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Asperococcus ensiformis is a tubular to flattened brown alga forming elongated, sac-like or sword-shaped thalli attached to rocky substrates. It inhabits intertidal and shallow subtidal rocky shores of the North Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts. This photosynthetic macroalga grows on rocks and larger algae in wave-exposed coastal zones.

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.

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