Gray-bellied Rice Rat vs Yellow-legged Centurion

Nephelomys moerex compared with Sargus flavipes

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Rice Rat is Extinct while Yellow-legged Centurion is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Rice Rat	Yellow-legged Centurion
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Cricetidae	Stratiomyidae
Genus	Nephelomys	Sargus
Species	Nephelomys moerex	Sargus flavipes

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-bellied Rice Rat and Yellow-legged Centurion share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

EX — Extinct

Yellow-legged Centurion

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Rice Rat	Yellow-legged Centurion
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.

Yellow-legged Centurion

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.