Black-eared Red-backed Vole vs Crowned Tooth

Eothenomys olitor compared with Hydnellum lepidum

Key Differences

• Black-eared Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while Crowned Tooth is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eared Red-backed Vole	Crowned Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Cricetidae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Eothenomys	Hydnellum
Species	Eothenomys olitor	Hydnellum lepidum

Conservation Status

Black-eared Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Crowned Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared Red-backed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Crowned Tooth

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.