Dense-flowered Fumitory vs Long-tailed Chinchilla

Fumaria densiflora compared with Chinchilla lanigera

Key Differences

• Dense-flowered Fumitory is Critically Endangered while Long-tailed Chinchilla is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dense-flowered Fumitory	Long-tailed Chinchilla
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Papaveraceae	Chinchillidae
Genus	Fumaria	Chinchilla
Species	Fumaria densiflora	Chinchilla lanigera

Conservation Status

Dense-flowered Fumitory

CR — Critically Endangered

Long-tailed Chinchilla

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dense-flowered Fumitory	Long-tailed Chinchilla
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dense-flowered Fumitory

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (11 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia). Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Long-tailed Chinchilla

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Denmark, and Ecuador.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark