Ecuadoran Pericote vs Para grass

Phyllotis haggardi compared with Urochloa mutica

Key Differences

• Ecuadoran Pericote is Least Concern while Para grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadoran Pericote	Para grass
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	Urochloa
Species	Phyllotis haggardi	Urochloa mutica

Conservation Status

Ecuadoran Pericote

LC — Least Concern

Para grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadoran Pericote	Para grass
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.

Para grass

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles, Somalia), Asia (Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand), Europe (Belgium, Portugal, Spain), North America (11 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇪🇨 Ecuador