Date palm vs Lofty Pericote

Phoenix dactylifera compared with Auliscomys sublimis

Key Differences

• Date palm is Not Evaluated while Lofty Pericote is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Date palm	Lofty Pericote
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Arecales (Arecales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Arecaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Phoenix	Auliscomys
Species	Phoenix dactylifera	Auliscomys sublimis

Conservation Status

Date palm

NE — Not Evaluated

Lofty Pericote

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Date palm	Lofty Pericote
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Date palm

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (13 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Peru).

Lofty Pericote

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.