Blister Buttercup vs Mt Pirri Deermouse

Ranunculus sceleratus compared with Isthmomys pirrensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blister Buttercup	Mt Pirri Deermouse
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	Ranunculus	Isthmomys
Species	Ranunculus sceleratus	Isthmomys pirrensis

Conservation Status

Blister Buttercup

LC — Least Concern

Mt Pirri Deermouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blister Buttercup	Mt Pirri Deermouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blister Buttercup

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, and temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, among 8 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Indomalayan and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Zimbabwe), Asia (Georgia, Pakistan, Taiwan), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Chile).

Mt Pirri Deermouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Blister Buttercup

The Blister Buttercup (Ranunculus sceleratus) is a species in the genus Ranunculus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, and temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, among 8 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and