Gray-bellied Rice Rat vs Poison devil's-pepper

Nephelomys moerex compared with Rauvolfia vomitoria

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Rice Rat is Extinct while Poison devil's-pepper is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Rice Rat	Poison devil's-pepper
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Cricetidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Rauvolfia
Species	Nephelomys moerex	Rauvolfia vomitoria

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

EX — Extinct

Poison devil's-pepper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Rice Rat	Poison devil's-pepper
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.

Poison devil's-pepper

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Cameroon and United States.