Lesser Golden-bellied Rice Rat vs Wild Stonecrop

Nephelomys nimbosus compared with Sedum ternatum

Key Differences

• Lesser Golden-bellied Rice Rat is Vulnerable while Wild Stonecrop is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Golden-bellied Rice Rat	Wild Stonecrop
Kingdom	Animalia (động vật)	Plantae (thực vật)
Phylum	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (lớp Thú)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Bộ Gặm nhấm)	Saxifragales (Bộ Tai hùm)
Family	Cricetidae	Crassulaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Sedum
Species	Nephelomys nimbosus	Sedum ternatum

Conservation Status

Lesser Golden-bellied Rice Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Wild Stonecrop

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Golden-bellied Rice Rat	Wild Stonecrop
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.

Wild Stonecrop

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.