Ecuadorean Rice Rat vs lemon thyme

Nephelomys auriventer compared with Thymus citriodorus

Key Differences

• Ecuadorean Rice Rat is Least Concern while lemon thyme is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadorean Rice Rat	lemon thyme
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	Thymus
Species	Nephelomys auriventer	Thymus citriodorus

Conservation Status

Ecuadorean Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

lemon thyme

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadorean Rice Rat	lemon thyme
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.

lemon thyme

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).