Ecuadorean Rice Rat vs Giant dodder

Nephelomys auriventer compared with Cuscuta reflexa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadorean Rice Rat	Giant dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Cricetidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Cuscuta
Species	Nephelomys auriventer	Cuscuta reflexa

Conservation Status

Ecuadorean Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Giant dodder

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadorean Rice Rat	Giant dodder
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.

Giant dodder

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Bhutan, Mauritius, and United States.