Peruvian Laucha vs Septicweed

Calomys sorellus compared with Senna occidentalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Peruvian Laucha Septicweed
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family Cricetidae Fabaceae
Genus Calomys Senna
Species Calomys sorellus Senna occidentalis

Conservation Status

Peruvian Laucha

LC — Least Concern

Septicweed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Peruvian Laucha Septicweed
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Peruvian Laucha

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Septicweed

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and deserts and xeric shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (40 countries), Asia (19 countries), Europe (8 countries), North America (7 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (13 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Guyana).

Peruvian Laucha

No description available.

Septicweed

No description available.

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