Amazonian Nectomys vs palmeira-rabo-de-peixe

Nectomys rattus compared with Caryota urens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazonian Nectomys	palmeira-rabo-de-peixe
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Roedores)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Cricetidae	Arecaceae
Genus	Nectomys	Caryota
Species	Nectomys rattus	Caryota urens

Conservation Status

Amazonian Nectomys

LC — Least Concern

palmeira-rabo-de-peixe

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazonian Nectomys	palmeira-rabo-de-peixe
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Amazonian Nectomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

palmeira-rabo-de-peixe

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Indomalayan and Neotropic realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea, Seychelles, South Africa), Asia (India, Maldives, Taiwan), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Amazonian Nectomys

The Amazonian Nectomys (Nectomys rattus) is a species in the genus Nectomys. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.