Black-eared Red-backed Vole vs Shrubby false buttonweed

Eothenomys olitor compared with Spermacoce verticillata

Key Differences

• Black-eared Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while Shrubby false buttonweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eared Red-backed Vole	Shrubby 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 verticillata

Conservation Status

Black-eared Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Shrubby false buttonweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-eared Red-backed Vole	Shrubby 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.

Shrubby false buttonweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (18 countries), Asia (India, Taiwan, Timor-Leste), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Solomon Islands), and South America (Brazil, 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.