Atlantic Cordgrass vs Child’s Rice Rat

Sporobolus alterniflorus compared with Nephelomys childi

Key Differences

• Atlantic Cordgrass is Not Evaluated while Child’s Rice Rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Atlantic Cordgrass	Child’s Rice Rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Cricetidae
Genus	Sporobolus	Nephelomys
Species	Sporobolus alterniflorus	Nephelomys childi

Conservation Status

Atlantic Cordgrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Atlantic Cordgrass	Child’s Rice Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Atlantic Cordgrass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and United States.

Child’s Rice Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Atlantic Cordgrass

The Atlantic Cordgrass (Sporobolus alterniflorus) is a species in the genus Sporobolus. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.