Ecuadoran Pericote vs Wax flower

Phyllotis haggardi compared with Hoya australis

Key Differences

• Ecuadoran Pericote is Least Concern while Wax flower is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadoran Pericote	Wax flower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Cricetidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Phyllotis	Hoya
Species	Phyllotis haggardi	Hoya australis

Conservation Status

Ecuadoran Pericote

LC — Least Concern

Wax flower

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadoran Pericote	Wax flower
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.

Wax flower

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Marshall Islands, Tonga, and United States.