Duckweed vs Javan Rhinoceros

Lemna perpusilla compared with Rhinoceros sondaicus

Key Differences

• Duckweed is Least Concern while Javan Rhinoceros is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Duckweed	Javan Rhinoceros
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Perissodactyla (Odd-toed Ungulates)
Family	Araceae	Rhinocerotidae (Rhinos)
Genus	Lemna	Rhinoceros
Species	Lemna perpusilla	Rhinoceros sondaicus

Conservation Status

Duckweed

LC — Least Concern

Javan Rhinoceros

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Duckweed	Javan Rhinoceros
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).

Javan Rhinoceros

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.