Devil-thorn vs Papuan bandicoot

Echinocereus pseudopectinatus compared with Microperoryctes papuensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil-thorn	Papuan bandicoot
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Peramelemorphia (Peramelemorphia)
Family	Cactaceae	Peramelidae
Genus	Echinocereus	Microperoryctes
Species	Echinocereus pseudopectinatus	Microperoryctes papuensis

Conservation Status

Devil-thorn

LC — Least Concern

Papuan bandicoot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil-thorn	Papuan bandicoot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Devil-thorn

Habitat

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

Papuan bandicoot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.