Ecuadorean Rice Rat vs Wire With

Nephelomys auriventer compared with Desmodium axillare

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadorean Rice Rat	Wire With
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Cricetidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Desmodium
Species	Nephelomys auriventer	Desmodium axillare

Conservation Status

Ecuadorean Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Wire With

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadorean Rice Rat	Wire With
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.

Wire With

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia