Ecuadoran Pericote vs gratiola

Phyllotis haggardi compared with Gratiola officinalis

Key Differences

• Ecuadoran Pericote is Least Concern while gratiola is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadoran Pericote	gratiola
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Cricetidae	Plantaginaceae
Genus	Phyllotis	Gratiola
Species	Phyllotis haggardi	Gratiola officinalis

Conservation Status

Ecuadoran Pericote

LC — Least Concern

gratiola

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadoran Pericote	gratiola
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.

gratiola

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, France, Portugal, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.