Lesser Golden-bellied Rice Rat vs little-robin

Nephelomys nimbosus compared with Geranium purpureum

Key Differences

• Lesser Golden-bellied Rice Rat is Vulnerable while little-robin is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Golden-bellied Rice Rat	little-robin
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Geraniales (Geraniales)
Family	Cricetidae	Geraniaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Geranium
Species	Nephelomys nimbosus	Geranium purpureum

Conservation Status

Lesser Golden-bellied Rice Rat

VU — Vulnerable

little-robin

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Golden-bellied Rice Rat	little-robin
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

little-robin

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (12 countries), and South America (Brazil, Chile).