Ecuadoran Pericote vs Floating Heart

Phyllotis haggardi compared with Nymphoides peltata

Key Differences

  • Ecuadoran Pericote is Least Concern while Floating Heart is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Ecuadoran Pericote Floating Heart
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family Cricetidae Menyanthaceae
Genus Phyllotis Nymphoides
Species Phyllotis haggardi Nymphoides peltata

Conservation Status

Ecuadoran Pericote

LC — Least Concern

Floating Heart

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Ecuadoran Pericote Floating Heart
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 Heart

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, among 7 distinct biome types spanning the Australasia and Afrotropic and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (7 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Ecuadoran Pericote

No description available.

Floating Heart

No description available.

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