Gray-bellied Rice Rat vs Toothwort

Nephelomys moerex compared with Lathraea squamaria

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Rice Rat	Toothwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Cricetidae	Orobanchaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Lathraea
Species	Nephelomys moerex	Lathraea squamaria

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

EX — Extinct

Toothwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Rice Rat	Toothwort
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.

Toothwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.