Ecuadorean Rice Rat vs lemon

Nephelomys auriventer compared with Citrus limon

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadorean Rice Rat	lemon
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 limon

Conservation Status

Ecuadorean Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

lemon

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadorean Rice Rat	lemon
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

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Guinea, Norway, and Taiwan.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia