Ecuadorean Rice Rat vs gidgee

Nephelomys auriventer compared with Acacia cambagei

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadorean Rice Rat	gidgee
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Cricetidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Acacia
Species	Nephelomys auriventer	Acacia cambagei

Conservation Status

Ecuadorean Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

gidgee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadorean Rice Rat	gidgee
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.

gidgee

Habitat

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