Ecuadoran Pericote vs Mountain Cherry

Phyllotis haggardi compared with Prunus prostrata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadoran Pericote	Mountain Cherry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Cricetidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Phyllotis	Prunus (Cherries & Plums)
Species	Phyllotis haggardi	Prunus prostrata

Conservation Status

Ecuadoran Pericote

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Cherry

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadoran Pericote	Mountain Cherry
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.

Mountain Cherry

Habitat

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