Gray-bellied Rice Rat vs White Star Apple

Nephelomys moerex compared with Gambeya albida

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Rice Rat is Extinct while White Star Apple is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Rice Rat	White Star Apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Cricetidae	Sapotaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Gambeya
Species	Nephelomys moerex	Gambeya albida

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

EX — Extinct

White Star Apple

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Rice Rat	White Star Apple
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.

White Star Apple

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Guinea. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.