Ecuadoran Pericote vs wild safflower

Phyllotis haggardi compared with Carthamus oxyacanthus

Key Differences

• Ecuadoran Pericote is Least Concern while wild safflower is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadoran Pericote	wild safflower
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	Carthamus
Species	Phyllotis haggardi	Carthamus oxyacanthus

Conservation Status

Ecuadoran Pericote

LC — Least Concern

wild safflower

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadoran Pericote	wild safflower
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 safflower

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, India, Pakistan, and Sweden.