Ecuadoran Pericote vs False Strawberry

Phyllotis haggardi compared with Potentilla indica

Key Differences

• Ecuadoran Pericote is Least Concern while False Strawberry is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadoran Pericote	False Strawberry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Cricetidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Phyllotis	Potentilla
Species	Phyllotis haggardi	Potentilla indica

Conservation Status

Ecuadoran Pericote

LC — Least Concern

False Strawberry

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadoran Pericote	False Strawberry
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 Strawberry

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Malaysia, Timor-Leste), Europe (11 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).