Gray-bellied Rice Rat vs pignut

Nephelomys moerex compared with Mesosphaerum suaveolens

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Rice Rat is Extinct while pignut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Rice Rat	pignut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Cricetidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Mesosphaerum
Species	Nephelomys moerex	Mesosphaerum suaveolens

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

EX — Extinct

pignut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Rice Rat	pignut
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.

pignut

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Congo (DRC), Ethiopia, Guinea, and Timor-Leste.