Ecuadoran Pericote vs Toothed Dandelion

Phyllotis haggardi compared with Taraxacum amplum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadoran Pericote	Toothed 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 amplum

Conservation Status

Ecuadoran Pericote

LC — Least Concern

Toothed Dandelion

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadoran Pericote	Toothed 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.

Toothed Dandelion

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.