Large Oecomys vs Rootless Duckweed

Oecomys superans compared with Wolffia arrhiza

Key Differences

• Large Oecomys is Least Concern while Rootless Duckweed is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Oecomys	Rootless Duckweed
Kingdom	Animalia (животные)	Plantae (растения)
Phylum	Chordata (хордовые)	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)
Class	Mammalia (млекопитающие)	Liliopsida (лилиопсиды)
Order	Rodentia (грызуны)	Alismatales (частухоцветные)
Family	Cricetidae	Araceae
Genus	Oecomys	Wolffia
Species	Oecomys superans	Wolffia arrhiza

Conservation Status

Large Oecomys

LC — Least Concern

Rootless Duckweed

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large Oecomys	Rootless Duckweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Oecomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Rootless Duckweed

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, and temperate coniferous forests, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (10 countries), North America (Canada), and South America (Brazil). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.