Ecuadoran Pericote vs Thatching grass

Phyllotis haggardi compared with Hyparrhenia hirta

Key Differences

• Ecuadoran Pericote is Least Concern while Thatching grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadoran Pericote	Thatching grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Cricetidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Phyllotis	Hyparrhenia
Species	Phyllotis haggardi	Hyparrhenia hirta

Conservation Status

Ecuadoran Pericote

LC — Least Concern

Thatching grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadoran Pericote	Thatching grass
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.

Thatching grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Czech Republic, Portugal, Spain), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).