Ecuadoran Pericote vs Lesser Whipwort

Phyllotis haggardi compared with Bazzania tricrenata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadoran Pericote	Lesser Whipwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Cricetidae	Lepidoziaceae
Genus	Phyllotis	Bazzania
Species	Phyllotis haggardi	Bazzania tricrenata

Conservation Status

Ecuadoran Pericote

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Whipwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadoran Pericote	Lesser Whipwort
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 Whipwort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, and United States.