Gray-bellied Rice Rat vs Mountain Sorrel Rust

Nephelomys moerex compared with Puccinia oxyriae

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Rice Rat is Extinct while Mountain Sorrel Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Rice Rat	Mountain Sorrel Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Cricetidae	Pucciniaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Puccinia
Species	Nephelomys moerex	Puccinia oxyriae

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

EX — Extinct

Mountain Sorrel Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Rice Rat	Mountain Sorrel Rust
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 Sorrel Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.