Gray-bellied Rice Rat vs Red Rice

Nephelomys moerex compared with Oryza punctata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Rice Rat	Red Rice
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Cricetidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Nephelomys	Oryza (Rice)
Species	Nephelomys moerex	Oryza punctata

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

EX — Extinct

Red Rice

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Rice Rat	Red Rice
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 Rice

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across India and Taiwan.