Black-eared Red-backed Vole vs flax darnel

Eothenomys olitor compared with Lolium remotum

Key Differences

• Black-eared Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while flax darnel is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eared Red-backed Vole	flax darnel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Cricetidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Eothenomys	Lolium
Species	Eothenomys olitor	Lolium remotum

Conservation Status

Black-eared Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

flax darnel

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-eared Red-backed Vole	flax darnel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared Red-backed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

flax darnel

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (China, Japan), Europe (22 countries), North America (Canada), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.