Black-eared Red-backed Vole vs Guaqueque mexicano

Eothenomys olitor compared with Dasyprocta mexicana

Key Differences

• Black-eared Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while Guaqueque mexicano is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eared Red-backed Vole	Guaqueque mexicano
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order same	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cricetidae	Dasyproctidae
Genus	Eothenomys	Dasyprocta
Species	Eothenomys olitor	Dasyprocta mexicana

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-eared Red-backed Vole and Guaqueque mexicano share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Black-eared Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Guaqueque mexicano

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-eared Red-backed Vole	Guaqueque mexicano
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared Red-backed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Guaqueque mexicano

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found in Cuba. 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.