Gray-bellied Rice Rat vs sola pith

Nephelomys moerex compared with Aeschynomene afraspera

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Rice Rat is Extinct while sola pith is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Rice Rat	sola pith
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Cricetidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Aeschynomene
Species	Nephelomys moerex	Aeschynomene afraspera

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

EX — Extinct

sola pith

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Rice Rat	sola pith
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.

sola pith

Habitat

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