Black-eared Red-backed Vole vs Broad-Leaved Arrowhead

Eothenomys olitor compared with Sagittaria latifolia

Key Differences

• Black-eared Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while Broad-Leaved Arrowhead is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eared Red-backed Vole	Broad-Leaved Arrowhead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Cricetidae	Alismataceae
Genus	Eothenomys	Sagittaria
Species	Eothenomys olitor	Sagittaria latifolia

Conservation Status

Black-eared Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Broad-Leaved Arrowhead

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared Red-backed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Broad-Leaved Arrowhead

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Cambodia, India), Europe (19 countries), North America (5 countries), and South America (Colombia).

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.

Broad-Leaved Arrowhead

The Broad-Leaved Arrowhead (Sagittaria latifolia) is a species in the genus Sagittaria. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes. It has been recorded Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Cambodia, India), Europe (19 countries), North America (5 countries), and South America (Colombia)..