Carriker's Round-eared Bat vs Gray-bellied Rice Rat

Lophostoma carrikeri compared with Nephelomys moerex

Key Differences

• Carriker's Round-eared Bat is Least Concern while Gray-bellied Rice Rat is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carriker's Round-eared Bat	Gray-bellied Rice Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Lophostoma	Nephelomys
Species	Lophostoma carrikeri	Nephelomys moerex

Evolutionary Relationship

Carriker's Round-eared Bat and Gray-bellied Rice Rat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mammifères)

Conservation Status

Carriker's Round-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carriker's Round-eared Bat	Gray-bellied Rice Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Carriker's Round-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.

Carriker's Round-eared Bat

The Carriker's Round-eared Bat (Lophostoma carrikeri) is a species in the genus Lophostoma. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇪🇨 Ecuador