Ecuadorean Rice Rat vs yellow willow

Nephelomys auriventer compared with Salix lutea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadorean Rice Rat	yellow willow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Cricetidae	Salicaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Salix
Species	Nephelomys auriventer	Salix lutea

Conservation Status

Ecuadorean Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

yellow willow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadorean Rice Rat	yellow willow
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.

yellow willow

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.