Black-eared Red-backed Vole vs Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat

Eothenomys olitor compared with Balantiopteryx infusca

Key Differences

• Black-eared Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eared Red-backed Vole	Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (hayvan)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Kordalılar)	Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class same	Mammalia (memeliler)	Mammalia (memeliler)
Order	Rodentia (kemiriciler)	Chiroptera (yarasa)
Family	Cricetidae	Emballonuridae
Genus	Eothenomys	Balantiopteryx
Species	Eothenomys olitor	Balantiopteryx infusca

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-eared Red-backed Vole and Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (memeliler)

Conservation Status

Black-eared Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-eared Red-backed Vole	Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared Red-backed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. Currently classified as 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.