Ecuadoran Pericote vs Lesser Spearwort

Phyllotis haggardi compared with Ranunculus flammula

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadoran Pericote	Lesser Spearwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Cricetidae	Ranunculaceae
Genus	Phyllotis	Ranunculus
Species	Phyllotis haggardi	Ranunculus flammula

Conservation Status

Ecuadoran Pericote

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Spearwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadoran Pericote	Lesser Spearwort
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 Spearwort

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).