Ecuadoran Pericote vs Mountain Ricegrass

Phyllotis haggardi compared with Piptatheropsis pungens

Key Differences

• Ecuadoran Pericote is Least Concern while Mountain Ricegrass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadoran Pericote	Mountain Ricegrass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Cricetidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Phyllotis	Piptatheropsis
Species	Phyllotis haggardi	Piptatheropsis pungens

Conservation Status

Ecuadoran Pericote

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Ricegrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadoran Pericote	Mountain Ricegrass
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 Ricegrass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.