Lofty Pericote vs Prickly Coontail

Auliscomys sublimis compared with Ceratophyllum echinatum

Key Differences

• Lofty Pericote is Least Concern while Prickly Coontail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lofty Pericote	Prickly Coontail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ceratophyllales (Ceratophyllales)
Family	Cricetidae	Ceratophyllaceae
Genus	Auliscomys	Ceratophyllum
Species	Auliscomys sublimis	Ceratophyllum echinatum

Conservation Status

Lofty Pericote

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Coontail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lofty Pericote	Prickly Coontail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lofty Pericote

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prickly Coontail

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.