Ecuadoran Pericote vs mountain thistle

Phyllotis haggardi compared with Acanthus montanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadoran Pericote	mountain thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Cricetidae	Acanthaceae
Genus	Phyllotis	Acanthus
Species	Phyllotis haggardi	Acanthus montanus

Conservation Status

Ecuadoran Pericote

LC — Least Concern

mountain thistle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadoran Pericote	mountain 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.

mountain thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Found in India.