Mouse bandicoot vs willow-weed

Microperoryctes murina compared with Persicaria decipiens

Key Differences

• Mouse bandicoot is Vulnerable while willow-weed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mouse bandicoot	willow-weed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Peramelemorphia (Peramelemorphia)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Peramelidae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Microperoryctes	Persicaria
Species	Microperoryctes murina	Persicaria decipiens

Conservation Status

Mouse bandicoot

VU — Vulnerable

willow-weed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mouse bandicoot	willow-weed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mouse bandicoot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

willow-weed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Guinea, Madagascar, and Norway.