Gray-bellied Rice Rat vs Great Flying Fox

Nephelomys moerex compared with Pteropus neohibernicus

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Rice Rat is Extinct while Great Flying Fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Rice Rat	Great Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cricetidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Nephelomys	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Nephelomys moerex	Pteropus neohibernicus

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-bellied Rice Rat and Great Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

EX — Extinct

Great Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Rice Rat	Great Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.

Great Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.