chilte vs Mira Climbing Rat

Cnidoscolus elasticus compared with Tylomys mirae

Key Differences

• chilte is Vulnerable while Mira Climbing Rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	chilte	Mira Climbing Rat
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	Tylomys
Species	Cnidoscolus elasticus	Tylomys mirae

Conservation Status

chilte

VU — Vulnerable

Mira Climbing Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	chilte	Mira Climbing Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

chilte

Habitat

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

Mira Climbing Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

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.