Cuckoo-Bread vs Lofty Pericote

Oxalis acetosella compared with Auliscomys sublimis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cuckoo-Bread	Lofty Pericote
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Oxalidales (Oxalidales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Oxalidaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Oxalis	Auliscomys
Species	Oxalis acetosella	Auliscomys sublimis

Conservation Status

Cuckoo-Bread

LC — Least Concern

Lofty Pericote

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cuckoo-Bread	Lofty Pericote
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cuckoo-Bread

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (United States).

Lofty Pericote

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.