Beautiful Pearl vs Lesser Golden-bellied Rice Rat

Agrotera nemoralis compared with Nephelomys nimbosus

Key Differences

• Beautiful Pearl is Least Concern while Lesser Golden-bellied Rice Rat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Pearl	Lesser Golden-bellied Rice Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (동물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum	Arthropoda (절지동물)	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class	Insecta (곤충)	Mammalia (포유류)
Order	Lepidoptera (나비목)	Rodentia (설치류)
Family	Crambidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Agrotera	Nephelomys
Species	Agrotera nemoralis	Nephelomys nimbosus

Evolutionary Relationship

Beautiful Pearl and Lesser Golden-bellied Rice Rat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (동물)

Conservation Status

Beautiful Pearl

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Golden-bellied Rice Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beautiful Pearl

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.

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.

Beautiful Pearl

The Beautiful Pearl (Agrotera nemoralis) is a species in the genus Agrotera. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.