Ecuadoran Pericote vs Lesser calamint

Phyllotis haggardi compared with Clinopodium nepeta

Key Differences

• Ecuadoran Pericote is Least Concern while Lesser calamint is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadoran Pericote	Lesser calamint
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Cricetidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Phyllotis	Clinopodium
Species	Phyllotis haggardi	Clinopodium nepeta

Conservation Status

Ecuadoran Pericote

LC — Least Concern

Lesser calamint

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadoran Pericote	Lesser calamint
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.

Lesser calamint

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Czech Republic, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.