Ecuadoran Pericote vs Gum-elemi

Phyllotis haggardi compared with Bursera simaruba

Key Differences

• Ecuadoran Pericote is Least Concern while Gum-elemi is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadoran Pericote	Gum-elemi
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Cricetidae	Burseraceae
Genus	Phyllotis	Bursera
Species	Phyllotis haggardi	Bursera simaruba

Conservation Status

Ecuadoran Pericote

LC — Least Concern

Gum-elemi

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadoran Pericote	Gum-elemi
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.

Gum-elemi

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.