Child’s Rice Rat vs Corn Brome

Nephelomys childi compared with Bromus squarrosus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

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

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Corn Brome

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Corn Brome
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.

Corn Brome

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (19 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Chile).

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.