Ecuadoran Pericote vs Wild Pimento

Phyllotis haggardi compared with Pimenta obscura

Key Differences

• Ecuadoran Pericote is Least Concern while Wild Pimento is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadoran Pericote	Wild Pimento
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Cricetidae	Myrtaceae
Genus	Phyllotis	Pimenta
Species	Phyllotis haggardi	Pimenta obscura

Conservation Status

Ecuadoran Pericote

LC — Least Concern

Wild Pimento

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadoran Pericote	Wild Pimento
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.

Wild Pimento

Habitat

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