Black-hooded Sunbeam vs Lesser Golden-bellied Rice Rat

Aglaeactis pamela compared with Nephelomys nimbosus

Key Differences

• Black-hooded Sunbeam is Least Concern while Lesser Golden-bellied Rice Rat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-hooded Sunbeam	Lesser Golden-bellied Rice Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Aves (ave)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Rodentia (Roedores)
Family	Trochilidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Aglaeactis	Nephelomys
Species	Aglaeactis pamela	Nephelomys nimbosus

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-hooded Sunbeam and Lesser Golden-bellied Rice Rat share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

Black-hooded Sunbeam

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Golden-bellied Rice Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-hooded Sunbeam	Lesser Golden-bellied Rice Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-hooded Sunbeam

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

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.

Black-hooded Sunbeam

The Black-hooded Sunbeam (Aglaeactis pamela) is a species in the genus Aglaeactis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.