crested arrowhead vs Gray-bellied Rice Rat

Sagittaria cristata compared with Nephelomys moerex

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	crested arrowhead	Gray-bellied Rice Rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Alismataceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Sagittaria	Nephelomys
Species	Sagittaria cristata	Nephelomys moerex

Conservation Status

crested arrowhead

LC — Least Concern

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

crested arrowhead

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Canada.

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.