Ecuadorean Rice Rat vs Key lime

Nephelomys auriventer compared with Citrus aurantiifolia

Key Differences

• Ecuadorean Rice Rat is Least Concern while Key lime is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadorean Rice Rat	Key lime
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Cricetidae	Rutaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Citrus
Species	Nephelomys auriventer	Citrus aurantiifolia

Conservation Status

Ecuadorean Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Key lime

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadorean Rice Rat	Key lime
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.

Key lime

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (4 countries), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (Costa Rica, Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Peru).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia