cedar wattle vs Child’s Rice Rat

Acacia terminalis compared with Nephelomys childi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	cedar wattle	Child’s Rice Rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Fabaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Acacia	Nephelomys
Species	Acacia terminalis	Nephelomys childi

Conservation Status

cedar wattle

LC — Least Concern

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

cedar wattle

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Portugal.

Child’s Rice Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

cedar wattle

The Cedar Wattle (Acacia terminalis) is a species in the genus Acacia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found in Portugal.

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.