Black-eared Red-backed Vole vs Oriental House Rat

Eothenomys olitor compared with Rattus tanezumi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eared Red-backed Vole	Oriental House Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索動物)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class same	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order same	Rodentia (ネズミ目)	Rodentia (ネズミ目)
Family	Cricetidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Eothenomys	Rattus
Species	Eothenomys olitor	Rattus tanezumi

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-eared Red-backed Vole and Oriental House Rat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (ネズミ目)

Conservation Status

Black-eared Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Oriental House Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-eared Red-backed Vole	Oriental House 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.

Oriental House Rat

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Eswatini, Lesotho, South Africa), Asia (Philippines, Taiwan), and Oceania and the Pacific (Kiribati).

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.