Ecuadorean Rice Rat vs Pectis

Nephelomys auriventer compared with Pectis subsquarrosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadorean Rice Rat	Pectis
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Cricetidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Nephelomys	Pectis
Species	Nephelomys auriventer	Pectis subsquarrosa

Conservation Status

Ecuadorean Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Pectis

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadorean Rice Rat	Pectis
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.

Pectis

Habitat

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