Gray-bellied Rice Rat vs Malayan Water Shrew

Nephelomys moerex compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Rice Rat is Extinct while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Rice Rat	Malayan Water Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Cricetidae	Soricidae
Genus	Nephelomys	Chimarrogale
Species	Nephelomys moerex	Chimarrogale hantu

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-bellied Rice Rat and Malayan Water Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mammifères)

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

EX — Extinct

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Rice Rat	Malayan Water Shrew
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.

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.