Gray-bellied Rice Rat vs wild madder

Nephelomys moerex compared with Rubia peregrina

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Rice Rat is Extinct while wild madder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Rice Rat	wild madder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Cricetidae	Rubiaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Rubia
Species	Nephelomys moerex	Rubia peregrina

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

EX — Extinct

wild madder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Rice Rat	wild madder
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.

wild madder

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.