Ecuadorean Rice Rat vs Flag Iris

Nephelomys auriventer compared with Iris pseudacorus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadorean Rice Rat	Flag Iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Cricetidae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Nephelomys	Iris
Species	Nephelomys auriventer	Iris pseudacorus

Evolutionary Relationship

Ecuadorean Rice Rat and Flag Iris share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

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Conservation Status

Ecuadorean Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Flag Iris

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadorean Rice Rat	Flag Iris
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.

Flag Iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India, Japan), Europe (7 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (4 countries).