Andean Pericote vs Mountain Cherry

Phyllotis andium compared with Prunus prostrata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andean Pericote	Mountain Cherry
Kingdom	Animalia (động vật)	Plantae (thực vật)
Phylum	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (lớp Thú)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Bộ Gặm nhấm)	Rosales (bộ Hoa hồng)
Family	Cricetidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Phyllotis	Prunus (Cherries & Plums)
Species	Phyllotis andium	Prunus prostrata

Conservation Status

Andean Pericote

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Cherry

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andean Pericote	Mountain Cherry
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Andean Pericote

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.

Mountain Cherry

Habitat

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

Andean Pericote

The Andean Pericote (Phyllotis andium) is a species in the genus Phyllotis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.