Gray-bellied Rice Rat vs yellow saraca

Nephelomys moerex compared with Saraca thaipingensis

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Rice Rat is Extinct while yellow saraca is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Rice Rat	yellow saraca
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	Saraca
Species	Nephelomys moerex	Saraca thaipingensis

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

EX — Extinct

yellow saraca

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Rice Rat	yellow saraca
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 saraca

Habitat

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