Boxthorn vs Gray-bellied Rice Rat

Lycium shawii compared with Nephelomys moerex

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boxthorn	Gray-bellied Rice Rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Solanaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Lycium	Nephelomys
Species	Lycium shawii	Nephelomys moerex

Conservation Status

Boxthorn

LC — Least Concern

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Boxthorn

Habitat

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

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.

Boxthorn

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