Kachin Red-backed Vole vs Queen sago

Eothenomys cachinus compared with Cycas circinalis

Key Differences

• Kachin Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while Queen sago is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Kachin Red-backed Vole	Queen sago
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Cycadales (Cycadales)
Family	Cricetidae	Cycadaceae
Genus	Eothenomys	Cycas
Species	Eothenomys cachinus	Cycas circinalis

Conservation Status

Kachin Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Queen sago

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Kachin Red-backed Vole	Queen sago
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Kachin Red-backed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Queen sago

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Marshall Islands, Portugal, South Africa, Taiwan, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.