Blunt-Leaf Waterleaf vs Lesser Chiruromys

Hydrophyllum canadense compared with Chiruromys vates

Key Differences

• Blunt-Leaf Waterleaf is Not Evaluated while Lesser Chiruromys is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blunt-Leaf Waterleaf	Lesser Chiruromys
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Hydrophyllaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Hydrophyllum	Chiruromys
Species	Hydrophyllum canadense	Chiruromys vates

Conservation Status

Blunt-Leaf Waterleaf

NE — Not Evaluated

Lesser Chiruromys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blunt-Leaf Waterleaf	Lesser Chiruromys
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blunt-Leaf Waterleaf

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Lesser Chiruromys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Blunt-Leaf Waterleaf

The Blunt-Leaf Waterleaf (Hydrophyllum canadense) is a species in the genus Hydrophyllum. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.