Ecuadoran Pericote vs jumbie-pineapple

Phyllotis haggardi compared with Tillandsia utriculata

Key Differences

• Ecuadoran Pericote is Least Concern while jumbie-pineapple is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadoran Pericote	jumbie-pineapple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Cricetidae	Bromeliaceae
Genus	Phyllotis	Tillandsia
Species	Phyllotis haggardi	Tillandsia utriculata

Conservation Status

Ecuadoran Pericote

LC — Least Concern

jumbie-pineapple

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadoran Pericote	jumbie-pineapple
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.

jumbie-pineapple

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.