Floating Bur-Reed vs Graceful Laucha

Sparganium fluctuans compared with Calomys lepidus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Floating Bur-Reed	Graceful Laucha
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Typhaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Sparganium	Calomys
Species	Sparganium fluctuans	Calomys lepidus

Conservation Status

Floating Bur-Reed

LC — Least Concern

Graceful Laucha

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Floating Bur-Reed	Graceful Laucha
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Floating Bur-Reed

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Graceful Laucha

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.