Gray-bellied Rice Rat vs Ragged Pseudocyphellaria

Nephelomys moerex compared with Pseudocyphellaria lacerata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Rice Rat	Ragged Pseudocyphellaria
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Peltigerales (Peltigerales)
Family	Cricetidae	Lobariaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Pseudocyphellaria
Species	Nephelomys moerex	Pseudocyphellaria lacerata

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

EX — Extinct

Ragged Pseudocyphellaria

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Rice Rat	Ragged Pseudocyphellaria
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.

Ragged Pseudocyphellaria

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Portugal.