Gray-bellied Rice Rat vs Valley redstem

Nephelomys moerex compared with Ammannia coccinea

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Rice Rat	Valley redstem
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 coccinea

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

EX — Extinct

Valley redstem

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Rice Rat	Valley redstem
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.

Valley redstem

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (10 countries), North America (6 countries), and South America (Chile, Colombia).