ascending saxifrage vs Child’s Rice Rat

Saxifraga adscendens compared with Nephelomys childi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	ascending saxifrage	Child’s Rice Rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Saxifragales (Saxifragales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Saxifragaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Saxifraga	Nephelomys
Species	Saxifraga adscendens	Nephelomys childi

Conservation Status

ascending saxifrage

LC — Least Concern

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	ascending saxifrage	Child’s Rice Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

ascending saxifrage

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Finland, Norway, and Sweden.

Child’s Rice Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

ascending saxifrage

Ascending saxifrage (Saxifraga adscendens) is a species in the genus Saxifraga. It is listed as Least Concern 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.