Gray-bellied Rice Rat vs Oriental House Rat

Nephelomys moerex compared with Rattus tanezumi

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Rice Rat	Oriental House Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cricetidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Nephelomys	Rattus
Species	Nephelomys moerex	Rattus tanezumi

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-bellied Rice Rat and Oriental House Rat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

EX — Extinct

Oriental House Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Rice Rat	Oriental House Rat
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.

Oriental House Rat

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Eswatini, Lesotho, South Africa), Asia (Philippines, Taiwan), and Oceania and the Pacific (Kiribati).