Devil'S Paintbrush vs Lofty Pericote

Pilosella aurantiaca compared with Auliscomys sublimis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil'S Paintbrush	Lofty Pericote
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Cricetidae
Genus	Pilosella	Auliscomys
Species	Pilosella aurantiaca	Auliscomys sublimis

Conservation Status

Devil'S Paintbrush

LC — Least Concern

Lofty Pericote

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil'S Paintbrush	Lofty Pericote
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Devil'S Paintbrush

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Kyrgyzstan), Europe (12 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

Lofty Pericote

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.