Ecuadoran Pericote vs Floating Fern

Phyllotis haggardi compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

• Ecuadoran Pericote is Least Concern while Floating Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadoran Pericote	Floating Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Cricetidae	Salviniaceae
Genus	Phyllotis	Salvinia
Species	Phyllotis haggardi	Salvinia natans

Conservation Status

Ecuadoran Pericote

LC — Least Concern

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadoran Pericote	Floating Fern
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.

Floating Fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (Honduras), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).