Gray-bellied Rice Rat vs Wormseed

Nephelomys moerex compared with Dysphania anthelmintica

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Rice Rat	Wormseed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Cricetidae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Dysphania
Species	Nephelomys moerex	Dysphania anthelmintica

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

EX — Extinct

Wormseed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Rice Rat	Wormseed
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.

Wormseed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (United States).