Ecuadorean Rice Rat vs Flat-skulled Shrew

Nephelomys auriventer compared with Sorex roboratus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadorean Rice Rat	Flat-skulled Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Cricetidae	Soricidae
Genus	Nephelomys	Sorex
Species	Nephelomys auriventer	Sorex roboratus

Evolutionary Relationship

Ecuadorean Rice Rat and Flat-skulled Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Ecuadorean Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadorean Rice Rat	Flat-skulled Shrew
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.

Flat-skulled Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.