Ecuadoran Pericote vs Purple Dead-Nettle

Phyllotis haggardi compared with Lamium purpureum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Ecuadoran Pericote Purple Dead-Nettle
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family Cricetidae Lamiaceae
Genus Phyllotis Lamium
Species Phyllotis haggardi Lamium purpureum

Conservation Status

Ecuadoran Pericote

LC — Least Concern

Purple Dead-Nettle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Ecuadoran Pericote Purple Dead-Nettle
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.

Purple Dead-Nettle

Habitat

Inhabits temperate broadleaf and mixed forests within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Georgia, South Korea, Taiwan), Europe (19 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Chile).

Ecuadoran Pericote

No description available.

Purple Dead-Nettle

No description available.

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