Broom vs Graceful Laucha

Cytisus scoparius compared with Calomys lepidus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broom	Graceful Laucha
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (木兰植物门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class	Magnoliopsida (木兰纲)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order	Fabales (豆目)	Rodentia (啮齿目)
Family	Fabaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Cytisus	Calomys
Species	Cytisus scoparius	Calomys lepidus

Conservation Status

Broom

LC — Least Concern

Graceful Laucha

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broom	Graceful Laucha
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broom

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 9 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Neotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Madagascar, South Africa), Asia (4 countries), Europe (13 countries), North America (Canada, Dominican Republic, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Argentina, Chile).

Graceful Laucha

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Broom

The Broom (Cytisus scoparius) is a species in the genus Cytisus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 9 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and