Gray-bellied Rice Rat vs Variable flatsedge

Nephelomys moerex compared with Cyperus difformis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Rice Rat	Variable flatsedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Cricetidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Cyperus
Species	Nephelomys moerex	Cyperus difformis

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

EX — Extinct

Variable flatsedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Rice Rat	Variable flatsedge
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 flatsedge

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Neotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (10 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (6 countries).