akee vs Andean Pericote

Blighia sapida compared with Phyllotis andium

Key Differences

• akee is Not Evaluated while Andean Pericote is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	akee	Andean Pericote
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Sapindaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Blighia	Phyllotis
Species	Blighia sapida	Phyllotis andium

Conservation Status

akee

NE — Not Evaluated

Andean Pericote

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	akee	Andean Pericote
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

akee

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea), North America (Costa Rica, Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Andean Pericote

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.

akee

The Akee (Blighia sapida) is a species in the genus Blighia. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Andean Pericote

The Andean Pericote (Phyllotis andium) is a species in the genus Phyllotis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.