Black-eared Red-backed Vole vs Sambar de Java

Eothenomys olitor compared with Rusa timorensis

Key Differences

• Black-eared Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while Sambar de Java is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eared Red-backed Vole	Sambar de Java
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Artiodactyla (artiodáctilos)
Family	Cricetidae	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Eothenomys	Rusa
Species	Eothenomys olitor	Rusa timorensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-eared Red-backed Vole and Sambar de Java share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Black-eared Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Sambar de Java

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-eared Red-backed Vole	Sambar de Java
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared Red-backed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sambar de Java

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Afrotropic and Oceanian realms.

Range

Distributed across Mauritius, New Zealand, and Norway. Currently classified as Vulnerable 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.