Ecuadoran Pericote vs long yam

Phyllotis haggardi compared with Dioscorea transversa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadoran Pericote	long yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Cricetidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Phyllotis	Dioscorea
Species	Phyllotis haggardi	Dioscorea transversa

Conservation Status

Ecuadoran Pericote

LC — Least Concern

long yam

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadoran Pericote	long yam
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.

long yam

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.