Ecuadorean Rice Rat vs screw-pine

Nephelomys auriventer compared with Pandanus spiralis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadorean Rice Rat	screw-pine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pandanales (Pandanales)
Family	Cricetidae	Pandanaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Pandanus
Species	Nephelomys auriventer	Pandanus spiralis

Conservation Status

Ecuadorean Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

screw-pine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadorean Rice Rat	screw-pine
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.

screw-pine

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.