Alpine Violet vs Child’s Rice Rat

Viola labradorica compared with Nephelomys childi

Key Differences

• Alpine Violet is Not Evaluated while Child’s Rice Rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Violet	Child’s Rice Rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Violaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Viola	Nephelomys
Species	Viola labradorica	Nephelomys childi

Conservation Status

Alpine Violet

NE — Not Evaluated

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Violet	Child’s Rice Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Violet

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, France, Norway, and United States.

Child’s Rice Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Alpine Violet

The Alpine Violet (Viola labradorica) is a species in the genus Viola. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Distributed across Canada, France, Norway, and United States.

Child’s Rice Rat

The Child’s Rice Rat (Nephelomys childi) is a species in the genus Nephelomys. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.