chilte vs Mexican Harvest Mouse

Cnidoscolus elasticus compared with Reithrodontomys mexicanus

Key Differences

• chilte is Vulnerable while Mexican Harvest Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	chilte	Mexican Harvest Mouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Cnidoscolus	Reithrodontomys
Species	Cnidoscolus elasticus	Reithrodontomys mexicanus

Conservation Status

chilte

VU — Vulnerable

Mexican Harvest Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	chilte	Mexican Harvest Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

chilte

Habitat

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

Mexican Harvest Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

chilte

The chilte (Cnidoscolus elasticus) is a species in the genus Cnidoscolus. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.