Duckweed vs Hotson s Jerboa

Lemna perpusilla compared with Allactaga hotsoni

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Duckweed Hotson s Jerboa
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Liliopsida (Monocots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Alismatales (Alismatales) Rodentia (Rodents)
Family Araceae Dipodidae
Genus Lemna Allactaga
Species Lemna perpusilla Allactaga hotsoni

Conservation Status

Duckweed

LC — Least Concern

Hotson s Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Duckweed Hotson s Jerboa
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Duckweed

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, deserts and xeric shrublands, and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, among 10 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (7 countries), Europe (4 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (5 countries).

Hotson s Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Duckweed

No description available.

Hotson s Jerboa

No description available.

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