Floating Sundew vs Lesser Chiruromys

Drosera intermedia compared with Chiruromys vates

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Floating Sundew	Lesser Chiruromys
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Droseraceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Drosera	Chiruromys
Species	Drosera intermedia	Chiruromys vates

Conservation Status

Floating Sundew

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Chiruromys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Floating Sundew	Lesser Chiruromys
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Floating Sundew

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (7 countries), North America (Canada, Cuba, United States), and South America (Brazil).

Lesser Chiruromys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.