Gray-bellied Rice Rat vs Stinking Dapperling

Nephelomys moerex compared with Lepiota cristata

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Rice Rat is Extinct while Stinking Dapperling is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Rice Rat	Stinking Dapperling
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Cricetidae	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Nephelomys	Lepiota
Species	Nephelomys moerex	Lepiota cristata

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

EX — Extinct

Stinking Dapperling

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Rice Rat	Stinking Dapperling
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.

Stinking Dapperling

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.