Caatinga laucha vs wild safflower

Calomys expulsus compared with Carthamus oxyacanthus

Key Differences

• Caatinga laucha is Least Concern while wild safflower is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caatinga laucha	wild safflower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Cricetidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Calomys	Carthamus
Species	Calomys expulsus	Carthamus oxyacanthus

Conservation Status

Caatinga laucha

LC — Least Concern

wild safflower

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caatinga laucha	wild safflower
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Caatinga laucha

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

wild safflower

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, India, Pakistan, and Sweden.

Caatinga laucha

The Caatinga laucha (Calomys expulsus) is a species in the genus Calomys. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.