field cow-wheat vs Lofty Pericote

Melampyrum arvense compared with Auliscomys sublimis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	field cow-wheat	Lofty Pericote
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Orobanchaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Melampyrum	Auliscomys
Species	Melampyrum arvense	Auliscomys sublimis

Conservation Status

field cow-wheat

LC — Least Concern

Lofty Pericote

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	field cow-wheat	Lofty Pericote
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

field cow-wheat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (13 countries).

Lofty Pericote

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.