Andean Pericote vs Mountain yam

Phyllotis andium compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• Andean Pericote is Least Concern while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andean Pericote	Mountain yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Cricetidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Phyllotis	Dioscorea
Species	Phyllotis andium	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Andean Pericote

LC — Least Concern

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andean Pericote	Mountain yam
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.

Mountain yam

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.