Ecuadoran Pericote vs Pink Turtlehead

Phyllotis haggardi compared with Chelone lyonii

Key Differences

• Ecuadoran Pericote is Least Concern while Pink Turtlehead is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadoran Pericote	Pink Turtlehead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Cricetidae	Plantaginaceae
Genus	Phyllotis	Chelone
Species	Phyllotis haggardi	Chelone lyonii

Conservation Status

Ecuadoran Pericote

LC — Least Concern

Pink Turtlehead

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadoran Pericote	Pink Turtlehead
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.

Pink Turtlehead

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Sweden and United States.