Lesser Golden-bellied Rice Rat vs Trailing indigo

Nephelomys nimbosus compared with Indigofera hendecaphylla

Key Differences

• Lesser Golden-bellied Rice Rat is Vulnerable while Trailing indigo is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Golden-bellied Rice Rat	Trailing indigo
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Cricetidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Indigofera
Species	Nephelomys nimbosus	Indigofera hendecaphylla

Conservation Status

Lesser Golden-bellied Rice Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Trailing indigo

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Golden-bellied Rice Rat	Trailing indigo
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.

Trailing indigo

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Comoros, Madagascar, Taiwan, and United States.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia