Ecuadoran Pericote vs Vegetable fern

Phyllotis haggardi compared with Diplazium esculentum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadoran Pericote	Vegetable fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Cricetidae	Athyriaceae
Genus	Phyllotis	Diplazium
Species	Phyllotis haggardi	Diplazium esculentum

Conservation Status

Ecuadoran Pericote

LC — Least Concern

Vegetable fern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadoran Pericote	Vegetable fern
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.

Vegetable fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Portugal, South Africa, and United States.