Ecuadorean Rice Rat vs morena serrana

Nephelomys auriventer compared with Aricia montensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadorean Rice Rat	morena serrana
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Arthropoda (artrópodos)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Insecta (insecto)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Cricetidae	Lycaenidae
Genus	Nephelomys	Aricia
Species	Nephelomys auriventer	Aricia montensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Ecuadorean Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

morena serrana

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadorean Rice Rat	morena serrana
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.

morena serrana

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Andorra, Portugal, and Spain.