Changing Forget-Me-Not vs Greedy Olalla Rat

Myosotis discolor compared with Olallamys edax

Key Differences

Changing Forget-Me-Not is Endangered while Greedy Olalla Rat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Changing Forget-Me-Not	Greedy Olalla Rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Boraginaceae	Echimyidae
Genus	Myosotis	Olallamys
Species	Myosotis discolor	Olallamys edax

Conservation Status

Changing Forget-Me-Not

EN — Endangered

Greedy Olalla Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Changing Forget-Me-Not	Greedy Olalla Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Changing Forget-Me-Not

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands, among 11 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Georgia, Japan), Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Chile, Ecuador). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Greedy Olalla Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

Changing Forget-Me-Not

The Changing Forget-Me-Not (Myosotis discolor) is a species in the genus Myosotis. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands, among 11 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane