Alpine Thread-Leaved Pondweed vs Lofty Pericote

Stuckenia filiformis compared with Auliscomys sublimis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Thread-Leaved Pondweed	Lofty Pericote
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Potamogetonaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Stuckenia	Auliscomys
Species	Stuckenia filiformis	Auliscomys sublimis

Conservation Status

Alpine Thread-Leaved Pondweed

LC — Least Concern

Lofty Pericote

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Thread-Leaved Pondweed	Lofty Pericote
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Thread-Leaved Pondweed

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil).

Lofty Pericote

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Alpine Thread-Leaved Pondweed

The Alpine Thread-Leaved Pondweed (Stuckenia filiformis) is a species in the genus Stuckenia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes. Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil).