Gray-bellied Rice Rat vs Medellín Small-eared Shrew

Nephelomys moerex compared with Cryptotis medellinia

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Rice Rat is Extinct while Medellín Small-eared Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Rice Rat	Medellín Small-eared 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	Cryptotis
Species	Nephelomys moerex	Cryptotis medellinia

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

EX — Extinct

Medellín Small-eared Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Rice Rat	Medellín Small-eared 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.

Medellín Small-eared Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.