Caatinga laucha vs jumbie-pineapple

Calomys expulsus compared with Tillandsia utriculata

Key Differences

• Caatinga laucha is Least Concern while jumbie-pineapple is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caatinga laucha	jumbie-pineapple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Cricetidae	Bromeliaceae
Genus	Calomys	Tillandsia
Species	Calomys expulsus	Tillandsia utriculata

Conservation Status

Caatinga laucha

LC — Least Concern

jumbie-pineapple

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caatinga laucha	jumbie-pineapple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Caatinga laucha

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

jumbie-pineapple

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Caatinga laucha

The Caatinga laucha (Calomys expulsus) is a species in the genus Calomys. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.