Buddha's hand vs Large Cordillera Shrew Mouse

Alocasia cucullata compared with Archboldomys maximus

Key Differences

• Buddha's hand is Not Evaluated while Large Cordillera Shrew Mouse is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buddha's hand	Large Cordillera Shrew Mouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Araceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Alocasia	Archboldomys
Species	Alocasia cucullata	Archboldomys maximus

Conservation Status

Buddha's hand

NE — Not Evaluated

Large Cordillera Shrew Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buddha's hand	Large Cordillera Shrew Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buddha's hand

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

Large Cordillera Shrew Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Buddha's hand

The Buddha'S Hand (Alocasia cucullata) is a species in the genus Alocasia. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.