Black-eared Red-backed Vole vs buffalo-grass

Eothenomys olitor compared with Tripsacum dactyloides

Key Differences

• Black-eared Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while buffalo-grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eared Red-backed Vole	buffalo-grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Cricetidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Eothenomys	Tripsacum
Species	Eothenomys olitor	Tripsacum dactyloides

Conservation Status

Black-eared Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

buffalo-grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared Red-backed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

buffalo-grass

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Brunei, Malaysia, Taiwan), North America (Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, 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.

buffalo-grass

The Buffalo-Grass (Tripsacum dactyloides) is a species in the genus Tripsacum. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.