Ecuadoran Pericote vs Redbox

Phyllotis haggardi compared with Eucalyptus polyanthemos

Key Differences

• Ecuadoran Pericote is Least Concern while Redbox is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadoran Pericote	Redbox
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Cricetidae	Myrtaceae
Genus	Phyllotis	Eucalyptus
Species	Phyllotis haggardi	Eucalyptus polyanthemos

Conservation Status

Ecuadoran Pericote

LC — Least Concern

Redbox

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadoran Pericote	Redbox
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.

Redbox

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Rwanda), Asia (India, Taiwan), Europe (Portugal), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.