Ecuadoran Pericote vs Mexican cedar

Phyllotis haggardi compared with Cedrela odorata

Key Differences

  • Ecuadoran Pericote is Least Concern while Mexican cedar is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Ecuadoran Pericote Mexican cedar
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family Cricetidae Meliaceae
Genus Phyllotis Cedrela
Species Phyllotis haggardi Cedrela odorata

Conservation Status

Ecuadoran Pericote

LC — Least Concern

Mexican cedar

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Ecuadoran Pericote Mexican cedar
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.

Mexican cedar

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 9 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (18 countries), Asia (Taiwan), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Ecuadoran Pericote

No description available.

Mexican cedar

No description available.

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