Ecuadoran Pericote vs Tickclover

Phyllotis haggardi compared with Desmodium incanum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Ecuadoran Pericote Tickclover
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family Cricetidae Fabaceae
Genus Phyllotis Desmodium
Species Phyllotis haggardi Desmodium incanum

Conservation Status

Ecuadoran Pericote

LC — Least Concern

Tickclover

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Ecuadoran Pericote Tickclover
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.

Tickclover

Habitat

Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (Japan), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (12 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Ecuadoran Pericote

No description available.

Tickclover

No description available.

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