Gray-bellied Rice Rat vs mortel

Nephelomys moerex compared with Erythrina mitis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Rice Rat	mortel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Cricetidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Erythrina
Species	Nephelomys moerex	Erythrina mitis

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

EX — Extinct

mortel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Rice Rat	mortel
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.

mortel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Sao Tome and Principe and Venezuela.