Gray-bellied Rice Rat vs Slash pine

Nephelomys moerex compared with Pinus elliottii

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Rice Rat	Slash pine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Cricetidae	Pinaceae (Pine Family)
Genus	Nephelomys	Pinus (Pines)
Species	Nephelomys moerex	Pinus elliottii

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

EX — Extinct

Slash pine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Rice Rat	Slash 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.

Slash pine

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Bangladesh, Taiwan), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (4 countries).