Ecuadoran Pericote vs Flame Nasturtium

Phyllotis haggardi compared with Tropaeolum speciosum

Key Differences

• Ecuadoran Pericote is Least Concern while Flame Nasturtium is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadoran Pericote	Flame Nasturtium
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Cricetidae	Tropaeolaceae
Genus	Phyllotis	Tropaeolum
Species	Phyllotis haggardi	Tropaeolum speciosum

Conservation Status

Ecuadoran Pericote

LC — Least Concern

Flame Nasturtium

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadoran Pericote	Flame Nasturtium
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.

Flame Nasturtium

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (7 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).