Andean Pericote vs Japanese Maple

Phyllotis andium compared with Acer palmatum

Key Differences

• Andean Pericote is Least Concern while Japanese Maple is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

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

Conservation Status

Andean Pericote

LC — Least Concern

Japanese Maple

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andean Pericote	Japanese Maple
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.

Japanese Maple

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Georgia, Turkey), Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.