Ecuadoran Pericote vs Prickly moses

Phyllotis haggardi compared with Acacia verticillata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadoran Pericote	Prickly moses
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	Acacia
Species	Phyllotis haggardi	Acacia verticillata

Conservation Status

Ecuadoran Pericote

LC — Least Concern

Prickly moses

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadoran Pericote	Prickly moses
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.

Prickly moses

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India), Europe (Portugal, Spain), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Colombia).