Ecuadoran Pericote vs Large-leaved Myrtle

Phyllotis haggardi compared with Eugenia erythrophylla

Key Differences

• Ecuadoran Pericote is Least Concern while Large-leaved Myrtle is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadoran Pericote	Large-leaved Myrtle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Cricetidae	Myrtaceae
Genus	Phyllotis	Eugenia
Species	Phyllotis haggardi	Eugenia erythrophylla

Conservation Status

Ecuadoran Pericote

LC — Least Concern

Large-leaved Myrtle

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadoran Pericote	Large-leaved Myrtle
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.

Large-leaved Myrtle

Habitat

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