Ecuadorean Rice Rat vs Poison devil's-pepper

Nephelomys auriventer compared with Rauvolfia vomitoria

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Ecuadorean Rice Rat Poison devil's-pepper
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family Cricetidae Apocynaceae
Genus Nephelomys Rauvolfia
Species Nephelomys auriventer Rauvolfia vomitoria

Conservation Status

Ecuadorean Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Poison devil's-pepper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Ecuadorean Rice Rat Poison devil's-pepper
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.

Poison devil's-pepper

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Cameroon and United States.

Ecuadorean Rice Rat

No description available.

Poison devil's-pepper

No description available.

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