Devil'S Shoestring vs Gray-bellied Rice Rat

Polygonum erectum compared with Nephelomys moerex

Key Differences

• Devil'S Shoestring is Not Evaluated while Gray-bellied Rice Rat is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil'S Shoestring	Gray-bellied Rice Rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Polygonaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Polygonum	Nephelomys
Species	Polygonum erectum	Nephelomys moerex

Conservation Status

Devil'S Shoestring

NE — Not Evaluated

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil'S Shoestring	Gray-bellied Rice Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Devil'S Shoestring

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Sweden, and United States.

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.