Black-eared Red-backed Vole vs milkweed

Eothenomys olitor compared with Gomphocarpus fruticosus

Key Differences

  • Black-eared Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while milkweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Black-eared Red-backed Vole milkweed
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family Cricetidae Apocynaceae
Genus Eothenomys Gomphocarpus
Species Eothenomys olitor Gomphocarpus fruticosus

Conservation Status

Black-eared Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

milkweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared Red-backed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

milkweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (6 countries), Europe (12 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Colombia).

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.

milkweed

No description available.

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