Amazonian Nectomys vs utile

Nectomys rattus compared with Entandrophragma utile

Key Differences

• Amazonian Nectomys is Least Concern while utile is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazonian Nectomys	utile
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Cricetidae	Meliaceae
Genus	Nectomys	Entandrophragma
Species	Nectomys rattus	Entandrophragma utile

Conservation Status

Amazonian Nectomys

LC — Least Concern

utile

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazonian Nectomys	utile
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.

utile

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Guinea. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.