Andean Pericote vs Dalmatia Pyrethrum

Phyllotis andium compared with Tanacetum cinerariifolium

Key Differences

Andean Pericote is Least Concern while Dalmatia Pyrethrum is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andean Pericote	Dalmatia Pyrethrum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Cricetidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Phyllotis	Tanacetum
Species	Phyllotis andium	Tanacetum cinerariifolium

Conservation Status

Andean Pericote

LC — Least Concern

Dalmatia Pyrethrum

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andean Pericote	Dalmatia Pyrethrum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Andean Pericote

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.

Dalmatia Pyrethrum

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Rwanda, South Africa), Asia (Cyprus, India, Japan), Europe (9 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

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.