Ecuadorean Rice Rat vs persimmon

Nephelomys auriventer compared with Diospyros kaki

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadorean Rice Rat	persimmon
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Cricetidae	Ebenaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Diospyros
Species	Nephelomys auriventer	Diospyros kaki

Conservation Status

Ecuadorean Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

persimmon

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadorean Rice Rat	persimmon
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.

persimmon

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Libya), Asia (4 countries), Europe (8 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).