Elegant Spreadwing vs Gray-bellied Rice Rat

Lestes inaequalis compared with Nephelomys moerex

Key Differences

• Elegant Spreadwing is Least Concern while Gray-bellied Rice Rat is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elegant Spreadwing	Gray-bellied Rice Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Lestidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Lestes	Nephelomys
Species	Lestes inaequalis	Nephelomys moerex

Evolutionary Relationship

Elegant Spreadwing and Gray-bellied Rice Rat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Elegant Spreadwing

LC — Least Concern

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elegant Spreadwing	Gray-bellied Rice Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elegant Spreadwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.