Gray-bellied Rice Rat vs Mountain yam

Nephelomys moerex compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Rice Rat is Extinct while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Rice Rat	Mountain yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Cricetidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Dioscorea
Species	Nephelomys moerex	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

EX — Extinct

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Rice Rat	Mountain yam
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 yam

Habitat

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