Altai wildrye vs Gray-bellied Rice Rat

Leymus angustus compared with Nephelomys moerex

Key Differences

• Altai wildrye is Not Evaluated while Gray-bellied Rice Rat is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Altai wildrye	Gray-bellied Rice Rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Cricetidae
Genus	Leymus	Nephelomys
Species	Leymus angustus	Nephelomys moerex

Conservation Status

Altai wildrye

NE — Not Evaluated

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Altai wildrye	Gray-bellied Rice Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Altai wildrye

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.

Altai wildrye

The Altai wildrye (Leymus angustus) is a species in the genus Leymus. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.