Black-eared Red-backed Vole vs Stinking chamomile

Eothenomys olitor compared with Anthemis cotula

Key Differences

• Black-eared Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while Stinking chamomile is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eared Red-backed Vole	Stinking chamomile
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	Anthemis
Species	Eothenomys olitor	Anthemis cotula

Conservation Status

Black-eared Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Stinking chamomile

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared Red-backed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Stinking chamomile

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Georgia, India), Europe (13 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.