Gray-bellied Rice Rat vs Key lime

Nephelomys moerex compared with Citrus aurantiifolia

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Rice Rat is Extinct while Key lime is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Rice Rat	Key lime
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Cricetidae	Rutaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Citrus
Species	Nephelomys moerex	Citrus aurantiifolia

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

EX — Extinct

Key lime

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Rice Rat	Key lime
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.

Key lime

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (4 countries), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (Costa Rica, Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Peru).