Black-eared Red-backed Vole vs Papuan bandicoot

Eothenomys olitor compared with Microperoryctes papuensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Black-eared Red-backed Vole Papuan bandicoot
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same Chordata (Chordates) Chordata (Chordates)
Class same Mammalia (Mammals) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Peramelemorphia (Peramelemorphia)
Family Cricetidae Peramelidae
Genus Eothenomys Microperoryctes
Species Eothenomys olitor Microperoryctes papuensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-eared Red-backed Vole and Papuan bandicoot share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Black-eared Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Papuan bandicoot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared Red-backed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Papuan bandicoot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.

Papuan bandicoot

No description available.

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