Ecuadorean Rice Rat vs Gray’s Sportive Lemur

Nephelomys auriventer compared with Lepilemur dorsalis

Key Differences

• Ecuadorean Rice Rat is Least Concern while Gray’s Sportive Lemur is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadorean Rice Rat	Gray’s Sportive Lemur
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Rodentia (Roedores)	Primates (primatas)
Family	Cricetidae	Lepilemuridae
Genus	Nephelomys	Lepilemur
Species	Nephelomys auriventer	Lepilemur dorsalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Ecuadorean Rice Rat and Gray’s Sportive Lemur share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Ecuadorean Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadorean Rice Rat	Gray’s Sportive Lemur
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.

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.