Ecuadoran Pericote vs Urucuri palm

Phyllotis haggardi compared with Attalea phalerata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadoran Pericote	Urucuri palm
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Cricetidae	Arecaceae
Genus	Phyllotis	Attalea
Species	Phyllotis haggardi	Attalea phalerata

Conservation Status

Ecuadoran Pericote

LC — Least Concern

Urucuri palm

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadoran Pericote	Urucuri palm
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.

Urucuri palm

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.