Black-eared Red-backed Vole vs Small shell ginger

Eothenomys olitor compared with Alpinia mutica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eared Red-backed Vole	Small shell ginger
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Cricetidae	Zingiberaceae
Genus	Eothenomys	Alpinia
Species	Eothenomys olitor	Alpinia mutica

Conservation Status

Black-eared Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Small shell ginger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-eared Red-backed Vole	Small shell ginger
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared Red-backed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Small shell ginger

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in United States.

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.