Gray-bellied Rice Rat vs Ridged Tooth

Nephelomys moerex compared with Hydnellum scrobiculatum

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Rice Rat is Extinct while Ridged Tooth is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Rice Rat	Ridged Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Cricetidae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Hydnellum
Species	Nephelomys moerex	Hydnellum scrobiculatum

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

EX — Extinct

Ridged Tooth

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Rice Rat	Ridged Tooth
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.

Ridged Tooth

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).