Gray-bellied Rice Rat vs heath fritillary

Nephelomys moerex compared with Melitaea athalia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Rice Rat	heath fritillary
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Cricetidae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Nephelomys	Melitaea
Species	Nephelomys moerex	Melitaea athalia

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-bellied Rice Rat and heath fritillary share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

EX — Extinct

heath fritillary

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Rice Rat	heath fritillary
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.

heath fritillary

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (35 countries).