Black-eared Red-backed Vole vs Yellow Dodder

Eothenomys olitor compared with Cuscuta campestris

Key Differences

  • Black-eared Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while Yellow Dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Black-eared Red-backed Vole Yellow Dodder
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Solanales (Solanales)
Family Cricetidae Convolvulaceae
Genus Eothenomys Cuscuta
Species Eothenomys olitor Cuscuta campestris

Conservation Status

Black-eared Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Yellow Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Black-eared Red-backed Vole Yellow Dodder
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared Red-backed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yellow Dodder

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (22 countries), Asia (22 countries), Europe (33 countries), North America (Canada), Oceania and the Pacific (Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Samoa), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile).

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.

Yellow Dodder

No description available.

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