Flame-tailed Pondhawk vs Gray-bellied Rice Rat

Erythemis peruviana compared with Nephelomys moerex

Key Differences

• Flame-tailed Pondhawk is Least Concern while Gray-bellied Rice Rat is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flame-tailed Pondhawk	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	Libellulidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Erythemis	Nephelomys
Species	Erythemis peruviana	Nephelomys moerex

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Flame-tailed Pondhawk

LC — Least Concern

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flame-tailed Pondhawk	Gray-bellied Rice Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flame-tailed Pondhawk

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.