Bolivar Rice Rat vs mountain melick

Transandinomys bolivaris compared with Melica nutans

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bolivar Rice Rat	mountain melick
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Cricetidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Transandinomys	Melica
Species	Transandinomys bolivaris	Melica nutans

Conservation Status

Bolivar Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

mountain melick

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bolivar Rice Rat	mountain melick
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bolivar Rice Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

mountain melick

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Bolivar Rice Rat

The Bolivar Rice Rat (Transandinomys bolivaris) is a species in the genus Transandinomys. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.