Foxtail vs Gray-bellied Rice Rat

Amaranthus caudatus compared with Nephelomys moerex

Key Differences

Foxtail is Not Evaluated while Gray-bellied Rice Rat is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Foxtail	Gray-bellied Rice Rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Amaranthaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Amaranthus	Nephelomys
Species	Amaranthus caudatus	Nephelomys moerex

Conservation Status

Foxtail

NE — Not Evaluated

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Foxtail

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (11 countries), Europe (27 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).