Gray-bellied Rice Rat vs ground-pine

Nephelomys moerex compared with Ajuga chamaepitys

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Rice Rat is Extinct while ground-pine is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Rice Rat	ground-pine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Cricetidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Ajuga
Species	Nephelomys moerex	Ajuga chamaepitys

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

EX — Extinct

ground-pine

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Rice Rat	ground-pine
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.

ground-pine

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (12 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).