Ecuadoran Pericote vs Cuscute des champs

Phyllotis haggardi compared with Cuscuta campestris

Key Differences

• Ecuadoran Pericote is Least Concern while Cuscute des champs is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadoran Pericote	Cuscute des champs
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Cricetidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Phyllotis	Cuscuta
Species	Phyllotis haggardi	Cuscuta campestris

Conservation Status

Ecuadoran Pericote

LC — Least Concern

Cuscute des champs

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadoran Pericote	Cuscute des champs
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.

Cuscute des champs

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (22 countries), Asia (22 countries), Europe (33 countries), North America (Canada), Oceania and the Pacific (Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Samoa), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile).