Gray-bellied Rice Rat vs Mottled Trillium

Nephelomys moerex compared with Trillium maculatum

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Rice Rat is Extinct while Mottled Trillium is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Rice Rat	Mottled Trillium
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Cricetidae	Melanthiaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Trillium
Species	Nephelomys moerex	Trillium maculatum

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

EX — Extinct

Mottled Trillium

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Rice Rat	Mottled Trillium
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.

Mottled Trillium

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.