Ecuadoran Pericote vs Fire ant

Phyllotis haggardi compared with Solenopsis geminata

Key Differences

• Ecuadoran Pericote is Least Concern while Fire ant is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadoran Pericote	Fire ant
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Cricetidae	Formicidae
Genus	Phyllotis	Solenopsis
Species	Phyllotis haggardi	Solenopsis geminata

Evolutionary Relationship

Ecuadoran Pericote and Fire ant share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Ecuadoran Pericote

LC — Least Concern

Fire ant

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadoran Pericote	Fire ant
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.

Fire ant

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Liberia, Mauritius), Asia (10 countries), Europe (Denmark, Spain, Sweden), North America (9 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (11 countries), and South America (4 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇪🇨 Ecuador