Gray-bellied Rice Rat vs limestone fern

Nephelomys moerex compared with Gymnocarpium robertianum

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Rice Rat is Extinct while limestone fern is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Rice Rat	limestone fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Cricetidae	Cystopteridaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Gymnocarpium
Species	Nephelomys moerex	Gymnocarpium robertianum

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

EX — Extinct

limestone fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Rice Rat	limestone fern
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.

limestone fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.