Duckweed vs Montane Chrotomys

Lemna perpusilla compared with Chrotomys whiteheadi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Duckweed Montane Chrotomys
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Liliopsida (Monocots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Alismatales (Alismatales) Rodentia (Rodents)
Family Araceae Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus Lemna Chrotomys
Species Lemna perpusilla Chrotomys whiteheadi

Conservation Status

Duckweed

LC — Least Concern

Montane Chrotomys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Duckweed Montane Chrotomys
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).

Montane Chrotomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Duckweed

No description available.

Montane Chrotomys

No description available.

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