Gray-bellied Rice Rat vs slender thistle

Nephelomys moerex compared with Carduus tenuiflorus

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Rice Rat is Extinct while slender thistle is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Rice Rat	slender thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Cricetidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Nephelomys	Carduus
Species	Nephelomys moerex	Carduus tenuiflorus

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

EX — Extinct

slender thistle

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Rice Rat	slender thistle
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 thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.