Black-eared Red-backed Vole vs Translucent Stonewort

Eothenomys olitor compared with Nitella translucens

Key Differences

• Black-eared Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while Translucent Stonewort is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eared Red-backed Vole	Translucent Stonewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Charophyta (Charophyta)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Charophyceae (Charophyceae)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Charales (Charales)
Family	Cricetidae	Characeae
Genus	Eothenomys	Nitella
Species	Eothenomys olitor	Nitella translucens

Conservation Status

Black-eared Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Translucent Stonewort

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-eared Red-backed Vole	Translucent Stonewort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared Red-backed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Translucent Stonewort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.