Black-tailed Trogon vs Lesser Golden-bellied Rice Rat

Trogon melanurus compared with Nephelomys nimbosus

Key Differences

• Black-tailed Trogon is Least Concern while Lesser Golden-bellied Rice Rat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-tailed Trogon	Lesser Golden-bellied Rice Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Trogoniformes (Trogoniformes)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Trogonidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Trogon	Nephelomys
Species	Trogon melanurus	Nephelomys nimbosus

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-tailed Trogon and Lesser Golden-bellied Rice Rat share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Black-tailed Trogon

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Golden-bellied Rice Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-tailed Trogon	Lesser Golden-bellied Rice Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-tailed Trogon

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Lesser Golden-bellied Rice Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Black-tailed Trogon

The Black-tailed Trogon (Trogon melanurus) is a species in the genus Trogon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia