Carrion-Flower vs Lesser Chiruromys

Smilax herbacea compared with Chiruromys vates

Key Differences

• Carrion-Flower is Not Evaluated while Lesser Chiruromys is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carrion-Flower	Lesser Chiruromys
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Liliales (Liliales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Smilacaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Smilax	Chiruromys
Species	Smilax herbacea	Chiruromys vates

Conservation Status

Carrion-Flower

NE — Not Evaluated

Lesser Chiruromys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carrion-Flower	Lesser Chiruromys
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Carrion-Flower

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Lesser Chiruromys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Carrion-Flower

The Carrion-flower (Smilax herbacea) is a species in the genus Smilax. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.