Fawn Starweb vs Gray-bellied Rice Rat

Asterostroma cervicolor compared with Nephelomys moerex

Key Differences

• Fawn Starweb is Least Concern while Gray-bellied Rice Rat is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fawn Starweb	Gray-bellied Rice Rat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Peniophoraceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Asterostroma	Nephelomys
Species	Asterostroma cervicolor	Nephelomys moerex

Conservation Status

Fawn Starweb

LC — Least Concern

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fawn Starweb	Gray-bellied Rice Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fawn Starweb

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Brazil, Norway, and Sweden.

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.