Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain vs Gray-bellied Rice Rat

Heteranthera dubia compared with Nephelomys moerex

Key Differences

• Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain is Least Concern while Gray-bellied Rice Rat is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain	Gray-bellied Rice Rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Commelinales (Commelinales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Pontederiaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Heteranthera	Nephelomys
Species	Heteranthera dubia	Nephelomys moerex

Conservation Status

Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain

LC — Least Concern

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain	Gray-bellied Rice Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.