Ecuadoran Pericote vs false broom

Phyllotis haggardi compared with Brachypodium sylvaticum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Ecuadoran Pericote false broom
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Poales (Grasses)
Family Cricetidae Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus Phyllotis Brachypodium
Species Phyllotis haggardi Brachypodium sylvaticum

Conservation Status

Ecuadoran Pericote

LC — Least Concern

false broom

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Ecuadoran Pericote false broom
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ecuadoran Pericote

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.

false broom

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Sri Lanka, Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Argentina, Brazil).

Ecuadoran Pericote

No description available.

false broom

No description available.

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