Lesser Golden-bellied Rice Rat vs Spanish Lemon Thyme

Nephelomys nimbosus compared with Thymus baeticus

Key Differences

• Lesser Golden-bellied Rice Rat is Vulnerable while Spanish Lemon Thyme is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Golden-bellied Rice Rat	Spanish Lemon Thyme
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Cricetidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Thymus
Species	Nephelomys nimbosus	Thymus baeticus

Conservation Status

Lesser Golden-bellied Rice Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Spanish Lemon Thyme

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Golden-bellied Rice Rat	Spanish Lemon Thyme
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.

Spanish Lemon Thyme

Habitat

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