Ecuadorean Rice Rat vs short-stem iris

Nephelomys auriventer compared with Iris brevicaulis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadorean Rice Rat	short-stem iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Cricetidae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Nephelomys	Iris
Species	Nephelomys auriventer	Iris brevicaulis

Evolutionary Relationship

Ecuadorean Rice Rat and short-stem iris share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Ecuadorean Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

short-stem iris

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadorean Rice Rat	short-stem iris
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.

short-stem iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Canada.