Black-eared Red-backed Vole vs Cherry midget

Eothenomys olitor compared with Phyllonorycter cerasicolella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Black-eared Red-backed Vole Cherry midget
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Insecta (Insects)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family Cricetidae Gracillariidae
Genus Eothenomys Phyllonorycter
Species Eothenomys olitor Phyllonorycter cerasicolella

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-eared Red-backed Vole and Cherry midget share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Black-eared Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Cherry midget

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared Red-backed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cherry midget

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, and temperate coniferous forests, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found across Asia (China) and Europe (7 countries).

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.

Cherry midget

The Cherry midget (Phyllonorycter cerasicolella) is a species in the genus Phyllonorycter. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, and temperate coniferous forests, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Palearctic re.

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