Child’s Rice Rat vs Confusing Fold Truffle

Nephelomys childi compared with Hydnotrya confusa

Key Differences

• Child’s Rice Rat is Least Concern while Confusing Fold Truffle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Confusing Fold Truffle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Cricetidae	Discinaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Hydnotrya
Species	Nephelomys childi	Hydnotrya confusa

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Confusing Fold Truffle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Confusing Fold Truffle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Child’s Rice Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Confusing Fold Truffle

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway.

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.