Ecuadorean Rice Rat vs vunga

Nephelomys auriventer compared with Metrosideros collina

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadorean Rice Rat	vunga
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Cricetidae	Myrtaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Metrosideros
Species	Nephelomys auriventer	Metrosideros collina

Conservation Status

Ecuadorean Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

vunga

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadorean Rice Rat	vunga
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.

vunga

Habitat

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