Duckweed vs Nimba otter shrew

Lemna perpusilla compared with Micropotamogale lamottei

Key Differences

• Duckweed is Least Concern while Nimba otter shrew is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Duckweed	Nimba otter shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Araceae	Tenrecidae
Genus	Lemna	Micropotamogale
Species	Lemna perpusilla	Micropotamogale lamottei

Conservation Status

Duckweed

LC — Least Concern

Nimba otter shrew

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Duckweed	Nimba otter shrew
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).

Nimba otter shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.