Ecuadorean Rice Rat vs Mastic Thyme

Nephelomys auriventer compared with Thymus mastichina

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadorean Rice Rat	Mastic 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 mastichina

Conservation Status

Ecuadorean Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Mastic Thyme

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadorean Rice Rat	Mastic 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.

Mastic Thyme

Habitat

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