Black-eared Red-backed Vole vs Field garlic

Eothenomys olitor compared with Allium oleraceum

Key Differences

• Black-eared Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while Field garlic is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eared Red-backed Vole	Field garlic
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Cricetidae	Amaryllidaceae
Genus	Eothenomys	Allium
Species	Eothenomys olitor	Allium oleraceum

Conservation Status

Black-eared Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Field garlic

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-eared Red-backed Vole	Field garlic
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared Red-backed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Field garlic

Habitat

Inhabits temperate broadleaf and mixed forests and boreal forests and taiga within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia). Currently classified as Critically Endangered 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.