Gray-bellied Rice Rat vs mountain-devil

Nephelomys moerex compared with Lambertia formosa

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Rice Rat	mountain-devil
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family	Cricetidae	Proteaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Lambertia
Species	Nephelomys moerex	Lambertia formosa

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

EX — Extinct

mountain-devil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Rice Rat	mountain-devil
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.

mountain-devil

Habitat

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