Few-Flowered Nutrush vs Lofty Pericote

Scleria pauciflora compared with Auliscomys sublimis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Few-Flowered Nutrush	Lofty Pericote
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cyperaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Scleria	Auliscomys
Species	Scleria pauciflora	Auliscomys sublimis

Conservation Status

Few-Flowered Nutrush

LC — Least Concern

Lofty Pericote

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Few-Flowered Nutrush	Lofty Pericote
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Few-Flowered Nutrush

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Cuba.

Lofty Pericote

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.