Coues oryzomys vs Linear Leaf Water Primrose

Oryzomys couesi compared with Ludwigia hyssopifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Coues oryzomys	Linear Leaf Water Primrose
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Cricetidae	Onagraceae
Genus	Oryzomys	Ludwigia
Species	Oryzomys couesi	Ludwigia hyssopifolia

Conservation Status

Coues oryzomys

LC — Least Concern

Linear Leaf Water Primrose

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Coues oryzomys	Linear Leaf Water Primrose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Coues oryzomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Linear Leaf Water Primrose

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Guinea, Seychelles), Asia (4 countries), North America (Guatemala, Honduras), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).