Bastard Catclaw vs Gray-bellied Rice Rat

Microgramma lycopodioides compared with Nephelomys moerex

Key Differences

• Bastard Catclaw is Not Evaluated while Gray-bellied Rice Rat is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bastard Catclaw	Gray-bellied Rice Rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Polypodiaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Microgramma	Nephelomys
Species	Microgramma lycopodioides	Nephelomys moerex

Conservation Status

Bastard Catclaw

NE — Not Evaluated

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bastard Catclaw	Gray-bellied Rice Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bastard Catclaw

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.

Bastard Catclaw

The Bastard Catclaw (Microgramma lycopodioides) is a species in the genus Microgramma. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies. Its range includes Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.