Ecuadoran Pericote vs Western Hawkweed

Phyllotis haggardi compared with Hieracium stenopholidium

Key Differences

• Ecuadoran Pericote is Least Concern while Western Hawkweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadoran Pericote	Western Hawkweed
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	Hieracium
Species	Phyllotis haggardi	Hieracium stenopholidium

Conservation Status

Ecuadoran Pericote

LC — Least Concern

Western Hawkweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadoran Pericote	Western Hawkweed
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.

Western Hawkweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Iceland and Norway.