Peruvian Laucha vs Rough-Fruit Amaranth

Calomys sorellus compared with Amaranthus tuberculatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Peruvian Laucha	Rough-Fruit Amaranth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Cricetidae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Calomys	Amaranthus
Species	Calomys sorellus	Amaranthus tuberculatus

Conservation Status

Peruvian Laucha

LC — Least Concern

Rough-Fruit Amaranth

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Peruvian Laucha	Rough-Fruit Amaranth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Peruvian Laucha

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rough-Fruit Amaranth

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (10 countries), and North America (United States).