Gray-bellied Rice Rat vs Lesser Mouse-eared Myotis

Nephelomys moerex compared with Myotis blythii

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Rice Rat is Extinct while Lesser Mouse-eared Myotis is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Rice Rat	Lesser Mouse-eared Myotis
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cricetidae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Nephelomys	Myotis
Species	Nephelomys moerex	Myotis blythii

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-bellied Rice Rat and Lesser Mouse-eared Myotis share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

EX — Extinct

Lesser Mouse-eared Myotis

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Rice Rat	Lesser Mouse-eared Myotis
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.

Lesser Mouse-eared Myotis

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ukraine.