Black-eared Red-backed Vole vs Dusky Flying Fox

Eothenomys olitor compared with Pteropus brunneus

Key Differences

• Black-eared Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while Dusky Flying Fox is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eared Red-backed Vole	Dusky Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cricetidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Eothenomys	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Eothenomys olitor	Pteropus brunneus

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-eared Red-backed Vole and Dusky Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Black-eared Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Dusky Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared Red-backed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dusky Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.