Alligatorweed vs Least Philippine Apomys

Alternanthera philoxeroides compared with Apomys musculus

Key Differences

• Alligatorweed is Not Evaluated while Least Philippine Apomys is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alligatorweed	Least Philippine Apomys
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Amaranthaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Alternanthera	Apomys
Species	Alternanthera philoxeroides	Apomys musculus

Conservation Status

Alligatorweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Least Philippine Apomys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alligatorweed	Least Philippine Apomys
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alligatorweed

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Comoros, Madagascar), Asia (14 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (Honduras, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (4 countries).

Least Philippine Apomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Alligatorweed

The Alligatorweed (Alternanthera philoxeroides) is a species in the genus Alternanthera. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.