Devil'S Urn vs Gray-bellied Rice Rat

Urnula craterium compared with Nephelomys moerex

Key Differences

Devil'S Urn is Endangered while Gray-bellied Rice Rat is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil'S Urn	Gray-bellied Rice Rat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Sarcosomataceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Urnula	Nephelomys
Species	Urnula craterium	Nephelomys moerex

Conservation Status

Devil'S Urn

EN — Endangered

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Devil'S Urn

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.