Ecuadoran Pericote vs Mountain yam

Phyllotis haggardi compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• Ecuadoran Pericote is Least Concern while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadoran Pericote	Mountain yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Cricetidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Phyllotis	Dioscorea
Species	Phyllotis haggardi	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Ecuadoran Pericote

LC — Least Concern

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadoran Pericote	Mountain yam
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 yam

Habitat

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