Ecuadoran Pericote vs Tropical Pine

Phyllotis haggardi compared with Pinus tropicalis

Key Differences

• Ecuadoran Pericote is Least Concern while Tropical Pine is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadoran Pericote	Tropical Pine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Cricetidae	Pinaceae (Pine Family)
Genus	Phyllotis	Pinus (Pines)
Species	Phyllotis haggardi	Pinus tropicalis

Conservation Status

Ecuadoran Pericote

LC — Least Concern

Tropical Pine

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadoran Pericote	Tropical Pine
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.

Tropical Pine

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found in Cuba. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.