Gray-bellied Rice Rat vs Long-clawed Shrew

Nephelomys moerex compared with Sorex unguiculatus

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Rice Rat is Extinct while Long-clawed Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Rice Rat	Long-clawed Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Cricetidae	Soricidae
Genus	Nephelomys	Sorex
Species	Nephelomys moerex	Sorex unguiculatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-bellied Rice Rat and Long-clawed Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

EX — Extinct

Long-clawed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Rice Rat	Long-clawed Shrew
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.

Long-clawed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.