Black-eared Red-backed Vole vs River False Buttonweed

Eothenomys olitor compared with Spermacoce tenuior

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Black-eared Red-backed Vole River False Buttonweed
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family Cricetidae Rubiaceae
Genus Eothenomys Spermacoce
Species Eothenomys olitor Spermacoce tenuior

Conservation Status

Black-eared Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

River False Buttonweed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Black-eared Red-backed Vole River False Buttonweed
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared Red-backed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

River False Buttonweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Cuba, and Madagascar.

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.

River False Buttonweed

No description available.

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