Ecuadoran Pericote vs Lobo de dos pelos de Galápagos

Phyllotis haggardi compared with Arctocephalus galapagoensis

Key Differences

• Ecuadoran Pericote is Least Concern while Lobo de dos pelos de Galápagos is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadoran Pericote	Lobo de dos pelos de Galápagos
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Cricetidae	Otariidae
Genus	Phyllotis	Arctocephalus
Species	Phyllotis haggardi	Arctocephalus galapagoensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Ecuadoran Pericote and Lobo de dos pelos de Galápagos share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Ecuadoran Pericote

LC — Least Concern

Lobo de dos pelos de Galápagos

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadoran Pericote	Lobo de dos pelos de Galápagos
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.

Lobo de dos pelos de Galápagos

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇪🇨 Ecuador