Black-eared Red-backed Vole vs Stinking Slime Truffle

Eothenomys olitor compared with Melanogaster ambiguus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eared Red-backed Vole	Stinking Slime Truffle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Cricetidae	Paxillaceae
Genus	Eothenomys	Melanogaster
Species	Eothenomys olitor	Melanogaster ambiguus

Conservation Status

Black-eared Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Stinking Slime Truffle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-eared Red-backed Vole	Stinking Slime Truffle
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 Slime Truffle

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.