Blunt-Leaf Waterleaf vs Child’s Rice Rat

Hydrophyllum canadense compared with Nephelomys childi

Key Differences

• Blunt-Leaf Waterleaf is Not Evaluated while Child’s Rice Rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blunt-Leaf Waterleaf	Child’s Rice Rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Hydrophyllaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Hydrophyllum	Nephelomys
Species	Hydrophyllum canadense	Nephelomys childi

Conservation Status

Blunt-Leaf Waterleaf

NE — Not Evaluated

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blunt-Leaf Waterleaf	Child’s Rice Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blunt-Leaf Waterleaf

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Child’s Rice Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Blunt-Leaf Waterleaf

The Blunt-Leaf Waterleaf (Hydrophyllum canadense) is a species in the genus Hydrophyllum. 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.