Lesser Golden-bellied Rice Rat vs Spring Sowbread

Nephelomys nimbosus compared with Cyclamen repandum

Key Differences

Lesser Golden-bellied Rice Rat is Vulnerable while Spring Sowbread is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Golden-bellied Rice Rat	Spring Sowbread
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Cricetidae	Primulaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Cyclamen
Species	Nephelomys nimbosus	Cyclamen repandum

Conservation Status

Lesser Golden-bellied Rice Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Spring Sowbread

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Golden-bellied Rice Rat	Spring Sowbread
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.