black-calabash vs Gray-bellied Rice Rat

Amphitecna latifolia compared with Nephelomys moerex

Key Differences

• black-calabash is Least Concern while Gray-bellied Rice Rat is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-calabash	Gray-bellied Rice Rat
Kingdom	Plantae (plantas)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Rodentia (Roedores)
Family	Bignoniaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Amphitecna	Nephelomys
Species	Amphitecna latifolia	Nephelomys moerex

Conservation Status

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-calabash	Gray-bellied Rice Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black-calabash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.

black-calabash

The Black-calabash (Amphitecna latifolia) is a species in the genus Amphitecna. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.