Black-eared Red-backed Vole vs Silver ragwort

Eothenomys olitor compared with Jacobaea maritima

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eared Red-backed Vole	Silver ragwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Cricetidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Eothenomys	Jacobaea
Species	Eothenomys olitor	Jacobaea maritima

Conservation Status

Black-eared Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Silver ragwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared Red-backed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Silver ragwort

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Libya), Asia (Armenia, India), Europe (5 countries), North America (Mexico, United States), 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.