Amazonian Nectomys vs Fivefingers

Nectomys rattus compared with Syngonium angustatum

Key Differences

• Amazonian Nectomys is Least Concern while Fivefingers is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazonian Nectomys	Fivefingers
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Cricetidae	Araceae
Genus	Nectomys	Syngonium
Species	Nectomys rattus	Syngonium angustatum

Conservation Status

Amazonian Nectomys

LC — Least Concern

Fivefingers

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazonian Nectomys	Fivefingers
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Amazonian Nectomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Fivefingers

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC)), North America (Guatemala, Honduras, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Amazonian Nectomys

The Amazonian Nectomys (Nectomys rattus) is a species in the genus Nectomys. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia