Black-eared Red-backed Vole vs Golden-rumped elephant shrew

Eothenomys olitor compared with Rhynchocyon chrysopygus

Key Differences

• Black-eared Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while Golden-rumped elephant shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eared Red-backed Vole	Golden-rumped elephant shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (hayvan)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Kordalılar)	Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class same	Mammalia (memeliler)	Mammalia (memeliler)
Order	Rodentia (kemiriciler)	Macroscelidea (Fil sivri fareleri)
Family	Cricetidae	Macroscelididae
Genus	Eothenomys	Rhynchocyon
Species	Eothenomys olitor	Rhynchocyon chrysopygus

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-eared Red-backed Vole and Golden-rumped elephant shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (memeliler)

Conservation Status

Black-eared Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Golden-rumped elephant shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-eared Red-backed Vole	Golden-rumped elephant shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared Red-backed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Golden-rumped elephant shrew

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Kenya. 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.