Lesser Golden-bellied Rice Rat vs sugar-plum

Nephelomys nimbosus compared with Uapaca guineensis

Key Differences

Lesser Golden-bellied Rice Rat is Vulnerable while sugar-plum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Golden-bellied Rice Rat	sugar-plum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Cricetidae	Phyllanthaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Uapaca
Species	Nephelomys nimbosus	Uapaca guineensis

Conservation Status

Lesser Golden-bellied Rice Rat

VU — Vulnerable

sugar-plum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Golden-bellied Rice Rat	sugar-plum
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.