Ecuadorean Rice Rat vs piquitos castaña

Nephelomys auriventer compared with Carcharodus alceae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadorean Rice Rat	piquitos castaña
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Arthropoda (artrópodos)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Insecta (insecto)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Cricetidae	Hesperiidae
Genus	Nephelomys	Carcharodus
Species	Nephelomys auriventer	Carcharodus alceae

Evolutionary Relationship

Ecuadorean Rice Rat and piquitos castaña share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Ecuadorean Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

piquitos castaña

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadorean Rice Rat	piquitos castaña
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.

piquitos castaña

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Asia (Cyprus) and Europe (32 countries).