Black-eared Red-backed Vole vs Mexican Agouti

Eothenomys olitor compared with Dasyprocta mexicana

Key Differences

• Black-eared Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while Mexican Agouti is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eared Red-backed Vole	Mexican Agouti
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
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 Mexican Agouti share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Black-eared Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Mexican Agouti

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-eared Red-backed Vole	Mexican Agouti
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared Red-backed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mexican Agouti

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.