Gray-bellied Rice Rat vs Red Campion

Nephelomys moerex compared with Silene dioica

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Rice Rat is Extinct while Red Campion is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Rice Rat	Red Campion
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Cricetidae	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Silene
Species	Nephelomys moerex	Silene dioica

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

EX — Extinct

Red Campion

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Rice Rat	Red Campion
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.

Red Campion

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (6 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).