Lesser Golden-bellied Rice Rat vs cereja

Nephelomys nimbosus compared with Prunus avium

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Golden-bellied Rice Rat	cereja
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Roedores)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Cricetidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Nephelomys	Prunus (Cherries & Plums)
Species	Nephelomys nimbosus	Prunus avium

Conservation Status

Lesser Golden-bellied Rice Rat

VU — Vulnerable

cereja

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Golden-bellied Rice Rat	cereja
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.

cereja

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Libya), Asia (India, Taiwan), Europe (12 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Peru).