Ecuadorean Rice Rat vs mountain melick

Nephelomys auriventer compared with Melica nutans

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadorean Rice Rat	mountain melick
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Cricetidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Nephelomys	Melica
Species	Nephelomys auriventer	Melica nutans

Conservation Status

Ecuadorean Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

mountain melick

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadorean Rice Rat	mountain melick
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.

mountain melick

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.