Gray-bellied Rice Rat vs Zipperback

Nephelomys moerex compared with Chrysotoxum elegans

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Rice Rat	Zipperback
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Cricetidae	Syrphidae
Genus	Nephelomys	Chrysotoxum
Species	Nephelomys moerex	Chrysotoxum elegans

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

EX — Extinct

Zipperback

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Rice Rat	Zipperback
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.

Zipperback

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden.