Black-eared Red-backed Vole vs Macadamia

Eothenomys olitor compared with Macadamia integrifolia

Key Differences

• Black-eared Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while Macadamia is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eared Red-backed Vole	Macadamia
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family	Cricetidae	Proteaceae
Genus	Eothenomys	Macadamia
Species	Eothenomys olitor	Macadamia integrifolia

Conservation Status

Black-eared Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Macadamia

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared Red-backed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Macadamia

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and montane grasslands and shrublands spanning the Neotropic and Oceanian realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Peru). Currently classified as Vulnerable 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.