An Eyebright vs Gray-bellied Rice Rat

Euphrasia stricta compared with Nephelomys moerex

Key Differences

• An Eyebright is Least Concern while Gray-bellied Rice Rat is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	An Eyebright	Gray-bellied Rice Rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Orobanchaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Euphrasia	Nephelomys
Species	Euphrasia stricta	Nephelomys moerex

Conservation Status

An Eyebright

LC — Least Concern

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	An Eyebright	Gray-bellied Rice Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

An Eyebright

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.

An Eyebright

The An Eyebright (Euphrasia stricta) is a species in the genus Euphrasia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.