Conch apple vs Ecuadoran Pericote

Passiflora maliformis compared with Phyllotis haggardi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Conch apple Ecuadoran Pericote
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Malpighiales (Malpighiales) Rodentia (Rodents)
Family Passifloraceae Cricetidae
Genus Passiflora Phyllotis
Species Passiflora maliformis Phyllotis haggardi

Conservation Status

Conch apple

LC — Least Concern

Ecuadoran Pericote

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Conch apple Ecuadoran Pericote
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Conch apple

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Oceanian realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC)), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (Chile, Colombia).

Ecuadoran Pericote

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.

Conch apple

No description available.

Ecuadoran Pericote

No description available.

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