Ecuadorean Rice Rat vs Stinking Dapperling

Nephelomys auriventer compared with Lepiota cristata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadorean Rice Rat	Stinking Dapperling
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Cricetidae	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Nephelomys	Lepiota
Species	Nephelomys auriventer	Lepiota cristata

Conservation Status

Ecuadorean Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Stinking Dapperling

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadorean Rice Rat	Stinking Dapperling
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.

Stinking Dapperling

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.