Andean Pericote vs Utteridge's rough tree fern

Phyllotis andium compared with Dicksonia utteridgei

Key Differences

• Andean Pericote is Least Concern while Utteridge's rough tree fern is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andean Pericote	Utteridge's rough tree fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Cyatheales (Cyatheales)
Family	Cricetidae	Dicksoniaceae
Genus	Phyllotis	Dicksonia
Species	Phyllotis andium	Dicksonia utteridgei

Conservation Status

Andean Pericote

LC — Least Concern

Utteridge's rough tree fern

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andean Pericote	Utteridge's rough tree fern
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.

Utteridge's rough tree fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

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.