Ecuadoran Pericote vs Marsh fleabane

Phyllotis haggardi compared with Pluchea carolinensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadoran Pericote	Marsh fleabane
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Cricetidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Phyllotis	Pluchea
Species	Phyllotis haggardi	Pluchea carolinensis

Conservation Status

Ecuadoran Pericote

LC — Least Concern

Marsh fleabane

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadoran Pericote	Marsh fleabane
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.

Marsh fleabane

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Spain), North America (5 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries).