Ecuadorean Rice Rat vs Staph beetle

Nephelomys auriventer compared with Oligota pumilio

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadorean Rice Rat	Staph beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Cricetidae	Staphylinidae
Genus	Nephelomys	Oligota
Species	Nephelomys auriventer	Oligota pumilio

Evolutionary Relationship

Ecuadorean Rice Rat and Staph beetle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Ecuadorean Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Staph beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadorean Rice Rat	Staph beetle
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.

Staph beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Argentina, Chile).