Dog-Strangling Vine vs Ecuadoran Pericote

Vincetoxicum rossicum compared with Phyllotis haggardi

Key Differences

• Dog-Strangling Vine is Not Evaluated while Ecuadoran Pericote is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dog-Strangling Vine	Ecuadoran Pericote
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Apocynaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Vincetoxicum	Phyllotis
Species	Vincetoxicum rossicum	Phyllotis haggardi

Conservation Status

Dog-Strangling Vine

NE — Not Evaluated

Ecuadoran Pericote

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dog-Strangling Vine	Ecuadoran Pericote
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dog-Strangling Vine

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Ecuadoran Pericote

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.