Chaco Potato vs Lofty Pericote

Solanum chacoense compared with Auliscomys sublimis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chaco Potato	Lofty Pericote
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Solanaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Solanum	Auliscomys
Species	Solanum chacoense	Auliscomys sublimis

Conservation Status

Chaco Potato

LC — Least Concern

Lofty Pericote

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chaco Potato	Lofty Pericote
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chaco Potato

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Brazil and France.

Lofty Pericote

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chaco Potato

The Chaco Potato (Solanum chacoense) is a species in the genus Solanum. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.