Broadleaf wild leek vs Gray-bellied Rice Rat

Allium atroviolaceum compared with Nephelomys moerex

Key Differences

• Broadleaf wild leek is Data Deficient while Gray-bellied Rice Rat is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broadleaf wild leek	Gray-bellied Rice Rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Allium	Nephelomys
Species	Allium atroviolaceum	Nephelomys moerex

Conservation Status

Broadleaf wild leek

DD — Data Deficient

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broadleaf wild leek	Gray-bellied Rice Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broadleaf wild leek

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, temperate grasslands and steppes, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Kyrgyzstan, United States, and Uzbekistan.

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.

Broadleaf wild leek

The Broadleaf Wild Leek (Allium atroviolaceum) is a species in the genus Allium. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, temperate grasslands and steppes, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are als