Ecuadoran Pericote vs Smooth Stonewort

Phyllotis haggardi compared with Nitella flexilis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadoran Pericote	Smooth Stonewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Charophyta (Charophyta)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Charophyceae (Charophyceae)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Charales (Charales)
Family	Cricetidae	Characeae
Genus	Phyllotis	Nitella
Species	Phyllotis haggardi	Nitella flexilis

Conservation Status

Ecuadoran Pericote

LC — Least Concern

Smooth Stonewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadoran Pericote	Smooth Stonewort
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.

Smooth Stonewort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.