Gray-bellied Rice Rat vs redhead

Nephelomys moerex compared with Hamelia patens

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Rice Rat	redhead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Cricetidae	Rubiaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Hamelia
Species	Nephelomys moerex	Hamelia patens

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

EX — Extinct

redhead

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Rice Rat	redhead
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.

redhead

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Burundi, Congo (DRC), Seychelles), Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands, Palau), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).