Meteoro de California vs Gray-bellied Rice Rat

Microtus californicus compared with Nephelomys moerex

Key Differences

• Meteoro de California is Least Concern while Gray-bellied Rice Rat is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Meteoro de California	Gray-bellied Rice Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order same	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family same	Cricetidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Microtus	Nephelomys
Species	Microtus californicus	Nephelomys moerex

Evolutionary Relationship

Meteoro de California and Gray-bellied Rice Rat share a common ancestor at the Family level: Cricetidae.

Conservation Status

Meteoro de California

LC — Least Concern

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Meteoro de California	Gray-bellied Rice Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Meteoro de California

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.

Meteoro de California

The California vole (Microtus californicus) is a species in the genus Microtus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.