Gray-bellied Rice Rat vs Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen

Nephelomys moerex compared with Cladonia merochlorophaea

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Rice Rat is Extinct while Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Rice Rat	Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Cricetidae	Cladoniaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Cladonia
Species	Nephelomys moerex	Cladonia merochlorophaea

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

EX — Extinct

Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Rice Rat	Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen
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.

Gritty Pixie-Cup Lichen

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).