Alpine Hawkweed vs Desmarest's hutia

Hieracium alpinum compared with Capromys pilorides

Key Differences

• Alpine Hawkweed is Not Evaluated while Desmarest's hutia is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Hawkweed	Desmarest's hutia
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Capromyidae
Genus	Hieracium	Capromys
Species	Hieracium alpinum	Capromys pilorides

Conservation Status

Alpine Hawkweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Desmarest's hutia

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Hawkweed	Desmarest's hutia
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Hawkweed

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Norway.

Desmarest's hutia

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Alpine Hawkweed

The Alpine Hawkweed (Hieracium alpinum) is a species in the genus Hieracium. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Found in Norway.