Ecuadorean Rice Rat vs Small Suncup

Nephelomys auriventer compared with Aspidonepsis flava

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadorean Rice Rat	Small Suncup
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	Aspidonepsis
Species	Nephelomys auriventer	Aspidonepsis flava

Conservation Status

Ecuadorean Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Small Suncup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadorean Rice Rat	Small Suncup
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.

Small Suncup

Habitat

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