Ecuadoran Pericote vs Three-lobed Dandelion

Phyllotis haggardi compared with Taraxacum trilobatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadoran Pericote	Three-lobed Dandelion
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Cricetidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Phyllotis	Taraxacum
Species	Phyllotis haggardi	Taraxacum trilobatum

Conservation Status

Ecuadoran Pericote

LC — Least Concern

Three-lobed Dandelion

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadoran Pericote	Three-lobed Dandelion
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.

Three-lobed Dandelion

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.