Lesser Golden-bellied Rice Rat vs Small Shiny Furrow Bee

Nephelomys nimbosus compared with Lasioglossum semilucens

Key Differences

• Lesser Golden-bellied Rice Rat is Vulnerable while Small Shiny Furrow Bee is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Golden-bellied Rice Rat	Small Shiny Furrow Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Cricetidae	Halictidae
Genus	Nephelomys	Lasioglossum
Species	Nephelomys nimbosus	Lasioglossum semilucens

Evolutionary Relationship

Lesser Golden-bellied Rice Rat and Small Shiny Furrow Bee share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Lesser Golden-bellied Rice Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Small Shiny Furrow Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Golden-bellied Rice Rat	Small Shiny Furrow Bee
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.

Small Shiny Furrow Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.