Lesser Golden-bellied Rice Rat vs Shrubby false buttonweed

Nephelomys nimbosus compared with Spermacoce verticillata

Key Differences

• Lesser Golden-bellied Rice Rat is Vulnerable while Shrubby false buttonweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Golden-bellied Rice Rat	Shrubby false buttonweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Cricetidae	Rubiaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Spermacoce
Species	Nephelomys nimbosus	Spermacoce verticillata

Conservation Status

Lesser Golden-bellied Rice Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Shrubby false buttonweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Golden-bellied Rice Rat	Shrubby false buttonweed
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.

Shrubby false buttonweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (18 countries), Asia (India, Taiwan, Timor-Leste), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Solomon Islands), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia