ground cholla vs Lofty Pericote

Cylindropuntia echinocarpa compared with Auliscomys sublimis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	ground cholla	Lofty Pericote
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cactaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Cylindropuntia	Auliscomys
Species	Cylindropuntia echinocarpa	Auliscomys sublimis

Conservation Status

ground cholla

LC — Least Concern

Lofty Pericote

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	ground cholla	Lofty Pericote
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

ground cholla

Habitat

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

Lofty Pericote

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.