Andean Pericote vs queen's crape-myrtle

Phyllotis andium compared with Lagerstroemia speciosa

Key Differences

• Andean Pericote is Least Concern while queen's crape-myrtle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andean Pericote	queen's crape-myrtle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Cricetidae	Lythraceae
Genus	Phyllotis	Lagerstroemia
Species	Phyllotis andium	Lagerstroemia speciosa

Conservation Status

Andean Pericote

LC — Least Concern

queen's crape-myrtle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andean Pericote	queen's crape-myrtle
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.

queen's crape-myrtle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (Bangladesh, Taiwan), North America (Costa Rica, Panama), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.