Bladdernut vs Child’s Rice Rat

Staphylea pinnata compared with Nephelomys childi

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bladdernut	Child’s Rice Rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Crossosomatales (Crossosomatales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Staphyleaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Staphylea	Nephelomys
Species	Staphylea pinnata	Nephelomys childi

Conservation Status

Bladdernut

NE — Not Evaluated

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bladdernut

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries).

Child’s Rice Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Bladdernut

The Bladdernut (Staphylea pinnata) is a species in the genus Staphylea. 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.