Ecuadorean Rice Rat vs water dock

Nephelomys auriventer compared with Rumex aquaticus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadorean Rice Rat	water dock
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Cricetidae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Rumex
Species	Nephelomys auriventer	Rumex aquaticus

Conservation Status

Ecuadorean Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

water dock

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadorean Rice Rat	water dock
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.

water dock

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (India, Japan) and Europe (4 countries).