Black-eared Red-backed Vole vs Central Australian Rock Rat

Eothenomys olitor compared with Zyzomys pedunculatus

Key Differences

• Black-eared Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while Central Australian Rock Rat is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eared Red-backed Vole	Central Australian Rock Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (प्राणी)	Animalia (प्राणी)
Phylum same	Chordata (रज्जुकी)	Chordata (रज्जुकी)
Class same	Mammalia (स्तनधारी)	Mammalia (स्तनधारी)
Order same	Rodentia (कृंतक)	Rodentia (कृंतक)
Family	Cricetidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Eothenomys	Zyzomys
Species	Eothenomys olitor	Zyzomys pedunculatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-eared Red-backed Vole and Central Australian Rock Rat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (कृंतक)

Conservation Status

Black-eared Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Central Australian Rock Rat

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-eared Red-backed Vole	Central Australian Rock Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared Red-backed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Central Australian Rock Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.

Central Australian Rock Rat

The Central Australian Rock Rat (Zyzomys pedunculatus) is a species in the genus Zyzomys. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List.