Gray-bellied Rice Rat vs Japanese Water Shrew

Nephelomys moerex compared with Chimarrogale platycephalus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Rice Rat	Japanese 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 platycephalus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

EX — Extinct

Japanese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Rice Rat	Japanese 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.

Japanese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.