Ecuadoran Pericote vs Jio

Phyllotis haggardi compared with Commelina benghalensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Ecuadoran Pericote Jio
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Commelinales (Commelinales)
Family Cricetidae Commelinaceae
Genus Phyllotis Commelina
Species Phyllotis haggardi Commelina benghalensis

Conservation Status

Ecuadoran Pericote

LC — Least Concern

Jio

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Ecuadoran Pericote Jio
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.

Jio

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, among 5 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (11 countries), Asia (7 countries), Europe (Croatia, Portugal, Spain), North America (Mexico, Saint Kitts and Nevis, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (5 countries).

Ecuadoran Pericote

No description available.

Jio

No description available.

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