Ecuadoran Pericote vs Horsetail

Phyllotis haggardi compared with Equisetum laevigatum

Key Differences

• Ecuadoran Pericote is Least Concern while Horsetail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadoran Pericote	Horsetail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Equisetales (Equisetales)
Family	Cricetidae	Equisetaceae
Genus	Phyllotis	Equisetum
Species	Phyllotis haggardi	Equisetum laevigatum

Conservation Status

Ecuadoran Pericote

LC — Least Concern

Horsetail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadoran Pericote	Horsetail
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.

Horsetail

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.