Gray-bellied Rice Rat vs negrohead

Nephelomys moerex compared with Annona purpurea

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Rice Rat	negrohead
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 purpurea

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

EX — Extinct

negrohead

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Rice Rat	negrohead
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.

negrohead

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Colombia.