Cutnut vs Lesser Golden-bellied Rice Rat

Barringtonia edulis compared with Nephelomys nimbosus

Key Differences

• Cutnut is Data Deficient while Lesser Golden-bellied Rice Rat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cutnut	Lesser Golden-bellied Rice Rat
Kingdom	Plantae (planta)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Lecythidaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Barringtonia	Nephelomys
Species	Barringtonia edulis	Nephelomys nimbosus

Conservation Status

Cutnut

DD — Data Deficient

Lesser Golden-bellied Rice Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cutnut	Lesser Golden-bellied Rice Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cutnut

Habitat

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

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.