Child’s Rice Rat vs Dalmatian saffron

Nephelomys childi compared with Crocus dalmaticus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Dalmatian saffron
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Cricetidae	Iridaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Crocus
Species	Nephelomys childi	Crocus dalmaticus

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Dalmatian saffron

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Dalmatian saffron
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.

Dalmatian saffron

Habitat

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

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.