Black-eared Red-backed Vole vs flax dodder

Eothenomys olitor compared with Cuscuta epilinum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eared Red-backed Vole	flax dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Cricetidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Eothenomys	Cuscuta
Species	Eothenomys olitor	Cuscuta epilinum

Conservation Status

Black-eared Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

flax dodder

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-eared Red-backed Vole	flax dodder
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 dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC)), Asia (5 countries), Europe (20 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.