Lesser Golden-bellied Rice Rat vs Trailing St. Johnswort

Nephelomys nimbosus compared with Hypericum humifusum

Key Differences

• Lesser Golden-bellied Rice Rat is Vulnerable while Trailing St. Johnswort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Golden-bellied Rice Rat	Trailing St. Johnswort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Cricetidae	Hypericaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Hypericum
Species	Nephelomys nimbosus	Hypericum humifusum

Conservation Status

Lesser Golden-bellied Rice Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Trailing St. Johnswort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Golden-bellied Rice Rat	Trailing St. Johnswort
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 St. Johnswort

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).