Black cumin vs Lofty Pericote

Nigella sativa compared with Auliscomys sublimis

Key Differences

• Black cumin is Not Evaluated while Lofty Pericote is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black cumin	Lofty Pericote
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Ranunculaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Nigella	Auliscomys
Species	Nigella sativa	Auliscomys sublimis

Conservation Status

Black cumin

NE — Not Evaluated

Lofty Pericote

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black cumin	Lofty Pericote
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black cumin

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (18 countries), and North America (United States).

Lofty Pericote

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black cumin

The Black cumin (Nigella sativa) is a species in the genus Nigella. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (18 countries), and North America (United States).