Alberico's Broad-nosed Bat vs Lesser Golden-bellied Rice Rat

Platyrrhinus albericoi compared with Nephelomys nimbosus

Key Differences

• Alberico's Broad-nosed Bat is Least Concern while Lesser Golden-bellied Rice Rat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alberico's Broad-nosed Bat	Lesser Golden-bellied Rice Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Chiroptera (morcego)	Rodentia (Roedores)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Platyrrhinus	Nephelomys
Species	Platyrrhinus albericoi	Nephelomys nimbosus

Evolutionary Relationship

Alberico's Broad-nosed Bat and Lesser Golden-bellied Rice Rat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Alberico's Broad-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Golden-bellied Rice Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alberico's Broad-nosed Bat	Lesser Golden-bellied Rice Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alberico's Broad-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

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.

Alberico's Broad-nosed Bat

The Alberico's Broad-nosed Bat (Platyrrhinus albericoi) is a species in the genus Platyrrhinus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador