Gray-bellied Rice Rat vs Slender centaury

Nephelomys moerex compared with Centaurium tenuiflorum

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Rice Rat is Extinct while Slender centaury is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Rice Rat	Slender centaury
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Cricetidae	Gentianaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Centaurium
Species	Nephelomys moerex	Centaurium tenuiflorum

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

EX — Extinct

Slender centaury

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Rice Rat	Slender centaury
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.

Slender centaury

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Japan, Portugal, and United States.