Illinois Pondweed vs Olive-gray Thomasomys

Potamogeton illinoensis compared with Thomasomys cinereus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Illinois Pondweed	Olive-gray Thomasomys
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Potamogetonaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Potamogeton	Thomasomys
Species	Potamogeton illinoensis	Thomasomys cinereus

Conservation Status

Illinois Pondweed

LC — Least Concern

Olive-gray Thomasomys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Illinois Pondweed	Olive-gray Thomasomys
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Illinois Pondweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (Norway), North America (Canada, Cuba, United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Olive-gray Thomasomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.