Fulvous Colilargo vs Prostrate knotweed

Oligoryzomys fulvescens compared with Polygonum aviculare

Key Differences

• Fulvous Colilargo is Least Concern while Prostrate knotweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fulvous Colilargo	Prostrate knotweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Cricetidae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Oligoryzomys	Polygonum
Species	Oligoryzomys fulvescens	Polygonum aviculare

Conservation Status

Fulvous Colilargo

LC — Least Concern

Prostrate knotweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fulvous Colilargo	Prostrate knotweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fulvous Colilargo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

Prostrate knotweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (8 countries), Europe (11 countries), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Solomon Islands), and South America (7 countries).