Gray-bellied Rice Rat vs red-cedar

Nephelomys moerex compared with Trichilia hirta

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Rice Rat is Extinct while red-cedar is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Rice Rat	red-cedar
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Cricetidae	Meliaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Trichilia
Species	Nephelomys moerex	Trichilia hirta

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

EX — Extinct

red-cedar

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Rice Rat	red-cedar
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-cedar

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.