chilte vs Peninsular Pocket Mouse

Cnidoscolus elasticus compared with Chaetodipus rudinoris

Key Differences

• chilte is Vulnerable while Peninsular Pocket Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	chilte	Peninsular Pocket Mouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Cnidoscolus	Chaetodipus
Species	Cnidoscolus elasticus	Chaetodipus rudinoris

Conservation Status

chilte

VU — Vulnerable

Peninsular Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	chilte	Peninsular Pocket 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.

Peninsular Pocket Mouse

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.