Black-eared Red-backed Vole vs Hover fly

Eothenomys olitor compared with Cheilosia pagana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eared Red-backed Vole	Hover fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Cricetidae	Syrphidae
Genus	Eothenomys	Cheilosia
Species	Eothenomys olitor	Cheilosia pagana

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-eared Red-backed Vole and Hover fly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Black-eared Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Hover fly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-eared Red-backed Vole	Hover fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared Red-backed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hover fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.