Ecuadorean Rice Rat vs Goa-bean

Nephelomys auriventer compared with Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Key Differences

Ecuadorean Rice Rat is Least Concern while Goa-bean is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadorean Rice Rat	Goa-bean
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	Psophocarpus
Species	Nephelomys auriventer	Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Conservation Status

Ecuadorean Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Goa-bean

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadorean Rice Rat	Goa-bean
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.

Goa-bean

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Philippines, and Taiwan.