Cheeseweed mallow vs Costa Central Oryzomys

Malva parviflora compared with Nephelomys caracolus

Key Differences

• Cheeseweed mallow is Not Evaluated while Costa Central Oryzomys is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cheeseweed mallow	Costa Central Oryzomys
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Malvaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Malva	Nephelomys
Species	Malva parviflora	Nephelomys caracolus

Conservation Status

Cheeseweed mallow

NE — Not Evaluated

Costa Central Oryzomys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cheeseweed mallow	Costa Central Oryzomys
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cheeseweed mallow

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (13 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Palau), and South America (7 countries).

Costa Central Oryzomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

Cheeseweed mallow

The Cheeseweed mallow (Malva parviflora) is a species in the genus Malva. Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.