Gray-bellied Rice Rat vs screw-pine

Nephelomys moerex compared with Pandanus spiralis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Rice Rat	screw-pine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pandanales (Pandanales)
Family	Cricetidae	Pandanaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Pandanus
Species	Nephelomys moerex	Pandanus spiralis

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

EX — Extinct

screw-pine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Rice Rat	screw-pine
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.

screw-pine

Habitat

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