Lesser Golden-bellied Rice Rat vs Silver Lime

Nephelomys nimbosus compared with Tilia tomentosa

Key Differences

Lesser Golden-bellied Rice Rat is Vulnerable while Silver Lime is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Golden-bellied Rice Rat	Silver Lime
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Cricetidae	Malvaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Tilia
Species	Nephelomys nimbosus	Tilia tomentosa

Conservation Status

Lesser Golden-bellied Rice Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Silver Lime

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Golden-bellied Rice Rat	Silver Lime
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.