Child’s Rice Rat vs Crack Open

Nephelomys childi compared with Casearia decandra

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Crack Open
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Cricetidae	Salicaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Casearia
Species	Nephelomys childi	Casearia decandra

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Crack Open

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Crack Open
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.

Crack Open

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.

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.