Ecuadoran Pericote vs High mallow

Phyllotis haggardi compared with Malva sylvestris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadoran Pericote	High mallow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Cricetidae	Malvaceae
Genus	Phyllotis	Malva
Species	Phyllotis haggardi	Malva sylvestris

Conservation Status

Ecuadoran Pericote

LC — Least Concern

High mallow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadoran Pericote	High mallow
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.

High mallow

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Angola, Zimbabwe), Asia (6 countries), Europe (24 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (5 countries).