Black Willow vs Lofty Pericote

Salix nigra compared with Auliscomys sublimis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Willow	Lofty Pericote
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Salicaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Salix	Auliscomys
Species	Salix nigra	Auliscomys sublimis

Conservation Status

Black Willow

LC — Least Concern

Lofty Pericote

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Willow

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, and United States.

Lofty Pericote

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black Willow

The Black Willow (Salix nigra) is a species in the genus Salix. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Distributed across Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, and United States.