chilte vs Mexican woodrat

Cnidoscolus elasticus compared with Neotoma mexicana

Key Differences

• chilte is Vulnerable while Mexican woodrat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	chilte	Mexican woodrat
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	Neotoma
Species	Cnidoscolus elasticus	Neotoma mexicana

Conservation Status

chilte

VU — Vulnerable

Mexican woodrat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	chilte	Mexican woodrat
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 woodrat

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.