Ecuadorean Rice Rat vs Ocellated Emerald

Nephelomys auriventer compared with Somatochlora minor

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadorean Rice Rat	Ocellated Emerald
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Cricetidae	Corduliidae
Genus	Nephelomys	Somatochlora
Species	Nephelomys auriventer	Somatochlora minor

Evolutionary Relationship

Ecuadorean Rice Rat and Ocellated Emerald share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Ecuadorean Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Ocellated Emerald

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadorean Rice Rat	Ocellated Emerald
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.

Ocellated Emerald

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.