Chickweed vs Lofty Pericote

Stellaria media compared with Auliscomys sublimis

Key Differences

• Chickweed is Not Evaluated while Lofty Pericote is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chickweed	Lofty Pericote
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Caryophyllaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Stellaria	Auliscomys
Species	Stellaria media	Auliscomys sublimis

Conservation Status

Chickweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Lofty Pericote

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chickweed	Lofty Pericote
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chickweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (12 countries), Asia (10 countries), Europe (12 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Papua New Guinea), and South America (5 countries).

Lofty Pericote

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chickweed

The Chickweed (Stellaria media) is a species in the genus Stellaria. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.