Alpine Yucca vs Lofty Pericote

Yucca baileyi compared with Auliscomys sublimis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Yucca	Lofty Pericote
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Asparagaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Yucca	Auliscomys
Species	Yucca baileyi	Auliscomys sublimis

Conservation Status

Alpine Yucca

LC — Least Concern

Lofty Pericote

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Yucca	Lofty Pericote
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Yucca

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Lofty Pericote

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Alpine Yucca

The Alpine Yucca (Yucca baileyi) is a species in the genus Yucca. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.