Early Buttercup vs Gray-bellied Rice Rat

Ranunculus fascicularis compared with Nephelomys moerex

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Early Buttercup	Gray-bellied Rice Rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Ranunculaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Ranunculus	Nephelomys
Species	Ranunculus fascicularis	Nephelomys moerex

Conservation Status

Early Buttercup

EX — Extinct

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Early Buttercup

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.