Ecuadoran Pericote vs marsh thistle

Phyllotis haggardi compared with Cirsium palustre

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadoran Pericote	marsh thistle
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	Cirsium
Species	Phyllotis haggardi	Cirsium palustre

Conservation Status

Ecuadoran Pericote

LC — Least Concern

marsh thistle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadoran Pericote	marsh thistle
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 thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).