Angular water-starwort vs Child’s Rice Rat

Callitriche cribrosa compared with Nephelomys childi

Key Differences

• Angular water-starwort is Near Threatened while Child’s Rice Rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Angular water-starwort	Child’s Rice Rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Plantaginaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Callitriche	Nephelomys
Species	Callitriche cribrosa	Nephelomys childi

Conservation Status

Angular water-starwort

NT — Near Threatened

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Angular water-starwort	Child’s Rice Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Angular water-starwort

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Portugal. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Child’s Rice Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Angular water-starwort

The Angular water-starwort (Callitriche cribrosa) is a species in the genus Callitriche. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.