Gray-bellied Rice Rat vs redneck palm

Nephelomys moerex compared with Dypsis lastelliana

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Rice Rat	redneck palm
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Cricetidae	Arecaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Dypsis
Species	Nephelomys moerex	Dypsis lastelliana

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

EX — Extinct

redneck palm

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Rice Rat	redneck palm
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.

redneck palm

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Taiwan.