vs Drylands Laucha

Asperococcus ensiformis compared with Calomys musculinus

Key Differences

• is Data Deficient while Drylands Laucha is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Drylands Laucha
Kingdom	Chromista (Chromista)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Phaeophyceae (Phaeophyceae)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ectocarpales (Ectocarpales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Chordariaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Asperococcus	Calomys
Species	Asperococcus ensiformis	Calomys musculinus

Conservation Status

DD — Data Deficient

Drylands Laucha

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Drylands Laucha
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Oceanian realms.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, New Zealand, and Norway.

Drylands Laucha

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Asperococcus ensiformis is a tubular to flattened brown alga forming elongated, sac-like or sword-shaped thalli attached to rocky substrates. It inhabits intertidal and shallow subtidal rocky shores of the North Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts. This photosynthetic macroalga grows on rocks and larger algae in wave-exposed coastal zones.