Ecuadorean Rice Rat vs Mallow

Nephelomys auriventer compared with Sidalcea hendersonii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadorean Rice Rat	Mallow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Cricetidae	Malvaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Sidalcea
Species	Nephelomys auriventer	Sidalcea hendersonii

Conservation Status

Ecuadorean Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Mallow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadorean Rice Rat	Mallow
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.

Mallow

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.