Gray-bellied Rice Rat vs Wire With

Nephelomys moerex compared with Desmodium axillare

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Rice Rat is Extinct while Wire With is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Rice Rat	Wire With
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Cricetidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Desmodium
Species	Nephelomys moerex	Desmodium axillare

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

EX — Extinct

Wire With

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Rice Rat	Wire With
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.

Wire With

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.