Duckweed vs Kouprey

Lemna perpusilla compared with Bos sauveli

Key Differences

• Duckweed is Least Concern while Kouprey is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Duckweed	Kouprey
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Araceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Lemna	Bos (Cattle & Bison)
Species	Lemna perpusilla	Bos sauveli

Conservation Status

Duckweed

LC — Least Concern

Kouprey

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Duckweed	Kouprey
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).

Kouprey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.