Gray-bellied Rice Rat vs anil

Nephelomys moerex compared with Desmanthus pernambucanus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Rice Rat	anil
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Roedores)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Cricetidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Desmanthus
Species	Nephelomys moerex	Desmanthus pernambucanus

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

EX — Extinct

anil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Rice Rat	anil
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.

anil

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Australasia biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (China, Timor-Leste), North America (Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Brazil).