Gray-bellied Rice Rat vs Trailing St. Johnswort

Nephelomys moerex compared with Hypericum humifusum

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Rice Rat is Extinct while Trailing St. Johnswort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Rice Rat	Trailing St. Johnswort
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 humifusum

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

EX — Extinct

Trailing St. Johnswort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Rice Rat	Trailing St. Johnswort
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.

Trailing St. Johnswort

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).