Button-Willow vs Ecuadorean Rice Rat

Cephalanthus occidentalis compared with Nephelomys auriventer

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button-Willow	Ecuadorean Rice Rat
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order	Gentianales (リンドウ目)	Rodentia (ネズミ目)
Family	Rubiaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Cephalanthus	Nephelomys
Species	Cephalanthus occidentalis	Nephelomys auriventer

Conservation Status

Button-Willow

LC — Least Concern

Ecuadorean Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button-Willow	Ecuadorean Rice Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Button-Willow

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.

Ecuadorean Rice Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Button-Willow

The Button-Willow (Cephalanthus occidentalis) is a species in the genus Cephalanthus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.