Andean Pericote vs Few-flowered Fumitory

Phyllotis andium compared with Fumaria vaillantii

Key Differences

• Andean Pericote is Least Concern while Few-flowered Fumitory is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andean Pericote	Few-flowered Fumitory
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Cricetidae	Papaveraceae
Genus	Phyllotis	Fumaria
Species	Phyllotis andium	Fumaria vaillantii

Conservation Status

Andean Pericote

LC — Least Concern

Few-flowered Fumitory

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andean Pericote	Few-flowered Fumitory
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.

Few-flowered Fumitory

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and temperate grasslands and steppes, among 4 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (15 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia). Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.