Ecuadoran Pericote vs Procumbent Cotoneaster

Phyllotis haggardi compared with Cotoneaster prostratus

Key Differences

• Ecuadoran Pericote is Least Concern while Procumbent Cotoneaster is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadoran Pericote	Procumbent Cotoneaster
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	Cotoneaster
Species	Phyllotis haggardi	Cotoneaster prostratus

Conservation Status

Ecuadoran Pericote

LC — Least Concern

Procumbent Cotoneaster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadoran Pericote	Procumbent Cotoneaster
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.

Procumbent Cotoneaster

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.