Gray-bellied Rice Rat vs lemon-aspen

Nephelomys moerex compared with Acronychia acidula

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Rice Rat is Extinct while lemon-aspen is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Rice Rat	lemon-aspen
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	Acronychia
Species	Nephelomys moerex	Acronychia acidula

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

EX — Extinct

lemon-aspen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Rice Rat	lemon-aspen
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.

lemon-aspen

Habitat

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