Lesser Golden-bellied Rice Rat vs White Chilte

Nephelomys nimbosus compared with Cnidoscolus tepiquensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Golden-bellied Rice Rat	White Chilte
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Cricetidae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Cnidoscolus
Species	Nephelomys nimbosus	Cnidoscolus tepiquensis

Conservation Status

Lesser Golden-bellied Rice Rat

VU — Vulnerable

White Chilte

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Golden-bellied Rice Rat	White Chilte
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.