Gray-bellied Rice Rat vs Large Flax Flea Beetle

Nephelomys moerex compared with Aphthona euphorbiae

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Rice Rat is Extinct while Large Flax Flea Beetle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Rice Rat	Large Flax Flea Beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Cricetidae	Chrysomelidae
Genus	Nephelomys	Aphthona
Species	Nephelomys moerex	Aphthona euphorbiae

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-bellied Rice Rat and Large Flax Flea Beetle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

EX — Extinct

Large Flax Flea Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Rice Rat	Large Flax Flea Beetle
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.

Large Flax Flea Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.