Gray-bellied Rice Rat vs Sweetflag Spreadwing

Nephelomys moerex compared with Lestes forcipatus

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Rice Rat is Extinct while Sweetflag Spreadwing is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Rice Rat	Sweetflag Spreadwing
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Cricetidae	Lestidae
Genus	Nephelomys	Lestes
Species	Nephelomys moerex	Lestes forcipatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-bellied Rice Rat and Sweetflag Spreadwing share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

EX — Extinct

Sweetflag Spreadwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Rice Rat	Sweetflag Spreadwing
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.

Sweetflag Spreadwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.