Australian redcedar vs Gray-bellied Rice Rat

Toona ciliata compared with Nephelomys moerex

Key Differences

• Australian redcedar is Least Concern while Gray-bellied Rice Rat is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Australian redcedar	Gray-bellied Rice Rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Meliaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Toona	Nephelomys
Species	Toona ciliata	Nephelomys moerex

Conservation Status

Australian redcedar

LC — Least Concern

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Australian redcedar	Gray-bellied Rice Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Australian redcedar

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 7 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (11 countries), Asia (Afghanistan), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (Brazil).

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.

Australian redcedar

The Australian redcedar (Toona ciliata) is a species in the genus Toona. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 7 distinct biome types. Populations are also found.