Ecuadorean Rice Rat vs Floating Fern

Nephelomys auriventer compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

• Ecuadorean Rice Rat is Least Concern while Floating Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadorean Rice Rat	Floating Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Cricetidae	Salviniaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Salvinia
Species	Nephelomys auriventer	Salvinia natans

Conservation Status

Ecuadorean Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadorean Rice Rat	Floating Fern
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.

Floating Fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (Honduras), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).