Black-eared Red-backed Vole vs Two-Flowered Rush

Eothenomys olitor compared with Juncus biglumis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eared Red-backed Vole	Two-Flowered Rush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Cricetidae	Juncaceae
Genus	Eothenomys	Juncus
Species	Eothenomys olitor	Juncus biglumis

Conservation Status

Black-eared Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Two-Flowered Rush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-eared Red-backed Vole	Two-Flowered Rush
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared Red-backed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Two-Flowered Rush

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Finland, Iceland, 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.