Ecuadorean Rice Rat vs Foxtail

Nephelomys auriventer compared with Amaranthus caudatus

Key Differences

Ecuadorean Rice Rat is Least Concern while Foxtail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadorean Rice Rat	Foxtail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Cricetidae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Amaranthus
Species	Nephelomys auriventer	Amaranthus caudatus

Conservation Status

Ecuadorean Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Foxtail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadorean Rice Rat	Foxtail
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.

Foxtail

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (11 countries), Europe (27 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).