Gray-bellied Rice Rat vs Streamside Swordfern

Nephelomys moerex compared with Nephrolepis rivularis

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Rice Rat is Extinct while Streamside Swordfern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Rice Rat	Streamside Swordfern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Cricetidae	Nephrolepidaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Nephrolepis
Species	Nephelomys moerex	Nephrolepis rivularis

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

EX — Extinct

Streamside Swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Rice Rat	Streamside Swordfern
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.

Streamside Swordfern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.