Disc Mayweed vs Lesser Golden-bellied Rice Rat

Matricaria discoidea compared with Nephelomys nimbosus

Key Differences

• Disc Mayweed is Not Evaluated while Lesser Golden-bellied Rice Rat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Disc Mayweed	Lesser Golden-bellied Rice Rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Cricetidae
Genus	Matricaria	Nephelomys
Species	Matricaria discoidea	Nephelomys nimbosus

Conservation Status

Disc Mayweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Lesser Golden-bellied Rice Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Disc Mayweed	Lesser Golden-bellied Rice Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Disc Mayweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (5 countries), Europe (33 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Chile).

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.