Black-eared Red-backed Vole vs Shoebutton

Eothenomys olitor compared with Ardisia elliptica

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eared Red-backed Vole	Shoebutton
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Cricetidae	Primulaceae
Genus	Eothenomys	Ardisia
Species	Eothenomys olitor	Ardisia elliptica

Conservation Status

Black-eared Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Shoebutton

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared Red-backed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shoebutton

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius, Seychelles, South Africa), Asia (Maldives, Taiwan), Europe (Norway), North America (8 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Samoa).

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.