Fulvous Colilargo vs Staggerweed

Oligoryzomys fulvescens compared with Stachys arvensis

Key Differences

  • Fulvous Colilargo is Least Concern while Staggerweed is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Fulvous Colilargo Staggerweed
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family Cricetidae Lamiaceae
Genus Oligoryzomys Stachys
Species Oligoryzomys fulvescens Stachys arvensis

Conservation Status

Fulvous Colilargo

LC — Least Concern

Staggerweed

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Fulvous Colilargo Staggerweed
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.

Staggerweed

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 10 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (15 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Tonga), and South America (6 countries). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Fulvous Colilargo

No description available.

Staggerweed

No description available.

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