Alpine Hedysarum vs Gray-bellied Rice Rat

Hedysarum americanum compared with Nephelomys moerex

Key Differences

• Alpine Hedysarum is Not Evaluated while Gray-bellied Rice Rat is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Hedysarum	Gray-bellied Rice Rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Fabaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Hedysarum	Nephelomys
Species	Hedysarum americanum	Nephelomys moerex

Conservation Status

Alpine Hedysarum

NE — Not Evaluated

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Hedysarum	Gray-bellied Rice Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Hedysarum

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and United States.

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.

Alpine Hedysarum

The Alpine Hedysarum (Hedysarum americanum) is a species in the genus Hedysarum. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Distributed across Canada, Norway, and United States.