Gray-bellied Rice Rat vs Stinking Tutsan

Nephelomys moerex compared with Hypericum hircinum

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Rice Rat is Extinct while Stinking Tutsan is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Rice Rat	Stinking Tutsan
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Cricetidae	Hypericaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Hypericum
Species	Nephelomys moerex	Hypericum hircinum

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

EX — Extinct

Stinking Tutsan

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Rice Rat	Stinking Tutsan
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 Tutsan

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries).