Benguet Pine vs Ecuadoran Pericote

Pinus kesiya compared with Phyllotis haggardi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Benguet Pine	Ecuadoran Pericote
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Coniferophyta (Conifers)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pinopsida (Conifers)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pinales (Pines & Allies)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Pinaceae (Pine Family)	Cricetidae
Genus	Pinus (Pines)	Phyllotis
Species	Pinus kesiya	Phyllotis haggardi

Conservation Status

Benguet Pine

LC — Least Concern

Ecuadoran Pericote

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Benguet Pine	Ecuadoran Pericote
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Benguet Pine

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 5 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Madagascar.

Ecuadoran Pericote

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.

Benguet Pine

The Benguet Pine (Pinus kesiya) is a species in the genus Pinus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 5 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeo