Gray-bellied Rice Rat vs Variable Dancer

Nephelomys moerex compared with Argia fumipennis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Rice Rat	Variable Dancer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Cricetidae	Coenagrionidae
Genus	Nephelomys	Argia
Species	Nephelomys moerex	Argia fumipennis

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-bellied Rice Rat and Variable Dancer share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

EX — Extinct

Variable Dancer

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Rice Rat	Variable Dancer
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.

Variable Dancer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.