Ecuadorean Rice Rat vs Silver Lime

Nephelomys auriventer compared with Tilia tomentosa

Key Differences

• Ecuadorean Rice Rat is Least Concern while Silver Lime is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadorean Rice Rat	Silver Lime
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Cricetidae	Malvaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Tilia
Species	Nephelomys auriventer	Tilia tomentosa

Conservation Status

Ecuadorean Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Silver Lime

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadorean Rice Rat	Silver Lime
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.

Silver Lime

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (15 countries) and North America (Canada).