Black-eared Red-backed Vole vs Redbox

Eothenomys olitor compared with Eucalyptus polyanthemos

Key Differences

• Black-eared Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while Redbox is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eared Red-backed Vole	Redbox
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Cricetidae	Myrtaceae
Genus	Eothenomys	Eucalyptus
Species	Eothenomys olitor	Eucalyptus polyanthemos

Conservation Status

Black-eared Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Redbox

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared Red-backed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Redbox

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Rwanda), Asia (India, Taiwan), Europe (Portugal), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.