Lesser Golden-bellied Rice Rat vs Northern Gracile Opossum

Nephelomys nimbosus compared with Gracilinanus marica

Key Differences

• Lesser Golden-bellied Rice Rat is Vulnerable while Northern Gracile Opossum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Golden-bellied Rice Rat	Northern Gracile Opossum
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Cricetidae	Didelphidae
Genus	Nephelomys	Gracilinanus
Species	Nephelomys nimbosus	Gracilinanus marica

Evolutionary Relationship

Lesser Golden-bellied Rice Rat and Northern Gracile Opossum share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Lesser Golden-bellied Rice Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Northern Gracile Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Golden-bellied Rice Rat	Northern Gracile Opossum
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.

Northern Gracile Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia