Duckweed vs Indomalayan Vandeleuria

Lemna perpusilla compared with Vandeleuria oleracea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Duckweed	Indomalayan Vandeleuria
Kingdom	Plantae (พืช)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Alismatales (อันดับขาเขียด)	Rodentia (อันดับสัตว์ฟันแทะ)
Family	Araceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Lemna	Vandeleuria
Species	Lemna perpusilla	Vandeleuria oleracea

Conservation Status

Duckweed

LC — Least Concern

Indomalayan Vandeleuria

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Duckweed	Indomalayan Vandeleuria
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Duckweed

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, deserts and xeric shrublands, and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, among 10 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (7 countries), Europe (4 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (5 countries).