Gray-bellied Rice Rat vs Mountain Soursop

Nephelomys moerex compared with Annona jamaicensis

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Rice Rat is Extinct while Mountain Soursop is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Rice Rat	Mountain Soursop
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Magnoliales (Magnoliales)
Family	Cricetidae	Annonaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Annona
Species	Nephelomys moerex	Annona jamaicensis

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

EX — Extinct

Mountain Soursop

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Rice Rat	Mountain Soursop
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 Soursop

Habitat

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