Child’s Rice Rat vs Crazed Cap

Nephelomys childi compared with Dermoloma cuneifolium

Key Differences

• Child’s Rice Rat is Least Concern while Crazed Cap is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Crazed Cap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Cricetidae	Tricholomataceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Dermoloma
Species	Nephelomys childi	Dermoloma cuneifolium

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Crazed Cap

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Crazed Cap
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.

Crazed Cap

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.