chilte vs Mexican prairie dog

Cnidoscolus elasticus compared with Cynomys mexicanus

Key Differences

• chilte is Vulnerable while Mexican prairie dog is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	chilte	Mexican prairie dog
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Cnidoscolus	Cynomys
Species	Cnidoscolus elasticus	Cynomys mexicanus

Conservation Status

chilte

VU — Vulnerable

Mexican prairie dog

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	chilte	Mexican prairie dog
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 prairie dog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.