Ecuadorean Rice Rat vs Red Sumac

Nephelomys auriventer compared with Rhus glabra

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadorean Rice Rat	Red Sumac
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Cricetidae	Anacardiaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Rhus
Species	Nephelomys auriventer	Rhus glabra

Conservation Status

Ecuadorean Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Red Sumac

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadorean Rice Rat	Red Sumac
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.

Red Sumac

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).