Ecuadoran Pericote vs Sacatrapo

Phyllotis haggardi compared with Caperonia palustris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadoran Pericote	Sacatrapo
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Cricetidae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Phyllotis	Caperonia
Species	Phyllotis haggardi	Caperonia palustris

Conservation Status

Ecuadoran Pericote

LC — Least Concern

Sacatrapo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadoran Pericote	Sacatrapo
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.

Sacatrapo

Habitat

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

Range

Found across North America (6 countries) and South America (Brazil, Colombia).