Ecuadorean Rice Rat vs gratiola

Nephelomys auriventer compared with Gratiola officinalis

Key Differences

• Ecuadorean Rice Rat is Least Concern while gratiola is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadorean Rice Rat	gratiola
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Cricetidae	Plantaginaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Gratiola
Species	Nephelomys auriventer	Gratiola officinalis

Conservation Status

Ecuadorean Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

gratiola

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadorean Rice Rat	gratiola
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.

gratiola

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, France, Portugal, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.