Linear Leaf Water Primrose vs Lofty Pericote

Ludwigia hyssopifolia compared with Auliscomys sublimis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Linear Leaf Water Primrose	Lofty Pericote
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Myrtales (Myrtales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Onagraceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Ludwigia	Auliscomys
Species	Ludwigia hyssopifolia	Auliscomys sublimis

Conservation Status

Linear Leaf Water Primrose

LC — Least Concern

Lofty Pericote

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Linear Leaf Water Primrose	Lofty Pericote
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Linear Leaf Water Primrose

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Guinea, Seychelles), Asia (4 countries), North America (Guatemala, Honduras), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).