Black-eared Red-backed Vole vs False heather

Eothenomys olitor compared with Cuphea hyssopifolia

Key Differences

• Black-eared Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while False heather is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eared Red-backed Vole	False heather
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Cricetidae	Lythraceae
Genus	Eothenomys	Cuphea
Species	Eothenomys olitor	Cuphea hyssopifolia

Conservation Status

Black-eared Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

False heather

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-eared Red-backed Vole	False heather
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared Red-backed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

False heather

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius), Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Marshall Islands, Micronesia), 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.