Gray-bellied Rice Rat vs toothcup

Nephelomys moerex compared with Ammannia latifolia

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Rice Rat	toothcup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Cricetidae	Lythraceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Ammannia
Species	Nephelomys moerex	Ammannia latifolia

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

EX — Extinct

toothcup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Rice Rat	toothcup
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.

toothcup

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), North America (Cuba), and South America (4 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇪🇨 Ecuador