Gray-bellied Rice Rat vs Racket-tailed Emerald

Nephelomys moerex compared with Dorocordulia libera

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Rice Rat is Extinct while Racket-tailed Emerald is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Rice Rat	Racket-tailed Emerald
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Cricetidae	Corduliidae
Genus	Nephelomys	Dorocordulia
Species	Nephelomys moerex	Dorocordulia libera

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-bellied Rice Rat and Racket-tailed Emerald share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

EX — Extinct

Racket-tailed Emerald

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Rice Rat	Racket-tailed Emerald
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.

Racket-tailed Emerald

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.