Gray-bellied Rice Rat vs Himalayan Water Shrew

Nephelomys moerex compared with Chimarrogale himalayica

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Rice Rat is Extinct while Himalayan Water Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Rice Rat	Himalayan Water Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Cricetidae	Soricidae
Genus	Nephelomys	Chimarrogale
Species	Nephelomys moerex	Chimarrogale himalayica

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-bellied Rice Rat and Himalayan Water Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

EX — Extinct

Himalayan Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Rice Rat	Himalayan Water Shrew
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.

Himalayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.