Andean Pericote vs Jointed Pricklypear

Phyllotis andium compared with Opuntia aurantiaca

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andean Pericote	Jointed Pricklypear
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Cricetidae	Cactaceae
Genus	Phyllotis	Opuntia
Species	Phyllotis andium	Opuntia aurantiaca

Conservation Status

Andean Pericote

LC — Least Concern

Jointed Pricklypear

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andean Pericote	Jointed Pricklypear
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.

Jointed Pricklypear

Habitat

Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Eswatini, Jamaica, Namibia, and South Africa.

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.