Gray-bellied Rice Rat vs yellow willow

Nephelomys moerex compared with Salix lutea

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Rice Rat	yellow willow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Cricetidae	Salicaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Salix
Species	Nephelomys moerex	Salix lutea

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

EX — Extinct

yellow willow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Rice Rat	yellow willow
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 willow

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.