Gray-bellied Rice Rat vs Lemon Pachyphloeus

Nephelomys moerex compared with Pachyphlodes citrina

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Rice Rat is Extinct while Lemon Pachyphloeus is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Rice Rat	Lemon Pachyphloeus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Cricetidae	Pezizaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Pachyphlodes
Species	Nephelomys moerex	Pachyphlodes citrina

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

EX — Extinct

Lemon Pachyphloeus

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Rice Rat	Lemon Pachyphloeus
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 Pachyphloeus

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.