Gray-bellied Rice Rat vs Migrant Spreadwing

Nephelomys moerex compared with Lestes barbarus

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Rice Rat is Extinct while Migrant Spreadwing is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Rice Rat	Migrant Spreadwing
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Cricetidae	Lestidae
Genus	Nephelomys	Lestes
Species	Nephelomys moerex	Lestes barbarus

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-bellied Rice Rat and Migrant Spreadwing share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

EX — Extinct

Migrant Spreadwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Rice Rat	Migrant Spreadwing
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.

Migrant Spreadwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, and Sweden.