Ecuadoran Pericote vs Pencil flower

Phyllotis haggardi compared with Stylosanthes guianensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Ecuadoran Pericote Pencil flower
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family Cricetidae Fabaceae
Genus Phyllotis Stylosanthes
Species Phyllotis haggardi Stylosanthes guianensis

Conservation Status

Ecuadoran Pericote

LC — Least Concern

Pencil flower

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Ecuadoran Pericote Pencil flower
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.

Pencil flower

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (7 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Ecuadoran Pericote

No description available.

Pencil flower

No description available.

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