Ecuadorean Rice Rat vs ground-pine

Nephelomys auriventer compared with Ajuga chamaepitys

Key Differences

• Ecuadorean Rice Rat is Least Concern while ground-pine is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadorean Rice Rat	ground-pine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Cricetidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Ajuga
Species	Nephelomys auriventer	Ajuga chamaepitys

Conservation Status

Ecuadorean Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

ground-pine

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadorean Rice Rat	ground-pine
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.

ground-pine

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (12 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).