Ecuadorean Rice Rat vs false pepperwort

Nephelomys auriventer compared with Marsilea crenata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadorean Rice Rat	false pepperwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Cricetidae	Marsileaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Marsilea
Species	Nephelomys auriventer	Marsilea crenata

Conservation Status

Ecuadorean Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

false pepperwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadorean Rice Rat	false pepperwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ecuadorean Rice Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

false pepperwort

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Indonesia.