Ecuadoran Pericote vs Murray Plum

Phyllotis haggardi compared with Prunus murrayana

Key Differences

• Ecuadoran Pericote is Least Concern while Murray Plum is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadoran Pericote	Murray Plum
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 murrayana

Conservation Status

Ecuadoran Pericote

LC — Least Concern

Murray Plum

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadoran Pericote	Murray Plum
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.

Murray Plum

Habitat

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