Ecuadoran Pericote vs River Maple

Phyllotis haggardi compared with Acer saccharinum

Key Differences

• Ecuadoran Pericote is Least Concern while River Maple is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadoran Pericote	River Maple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Cricetidae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Phyllotis	Acer
Species	Phyllotis haggardi	Acer saccharinum

Conservation Status

Ecuadoran Pericote

LC — Least Concern

River Maple

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadoran Pericote	River Maple
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.

River Maple

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria), Asia (Armenia), Europe (19 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil, Ecuador).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇪🇨 Ecuador