Gray-bellied Rice Rat vs trailing tormentil

Nephelomys moerex compared with Potentilla anglica

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Rice Rat	trailing tormentil
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Cricetidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Nephelomys	Potentilla
Species	Nephelomys moerex	Potentilla anglica

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

EX — Extinct

trailing tormentil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Rice Rat	trailing tormentil
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 tormentil

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).