Flat Wrack vs Gray-bellied Rice Rat

Fucus spiralis compared with Nephelomys moerex

Key Differences

• Flat Wrack is Least Concern while Gray-bellied Rice Rat is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat Wrack	Gray-bellied Rice Rat
Kingdom	Chromista (Chromista)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Phaeophyceae (Phaeophyceae)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fucales (Fucales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Fucaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Fucus	Nephelomys
Species	Fucus spiralis	Nephelomys moerex

Conservation Status

Flat Wrack

LC — Least Concern

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat Wrack	Gray-bellied Rice Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat Wrack

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found across Africa (Morocco) and Europe (9 countries).

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.