Ecuadorean Rice Rat vs Pencil Cedar

Nephelomys auriventer compared with Polyscias murrayi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadorean Rice Rat	Pencil Cedar
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Apiales (Apiales)
Family	Cricetidae	Araliaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Polyscias
Species	Nephelomys auriventer	Polyscias murrayi

Conservation Status

Ecuadorean Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Pencil Cedar

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadorean Rice Rat	Pencil Cedar
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.

Pencil Cedar

Habitat

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