Gray-bellied Rice Rat vs pliant lettuce

Nephelomys moerex compared with Lactuca viminea

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Rice Rat	pliant lettuce
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Cricetidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Nephelomys	Lactuca
Species	Nephelomys moerex	Lactuca viminea

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

EX — Extinct

pliant lettuce

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Rice Rat	pliant lettuce
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.

pliant lettuce

Habitat

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