Child’s Rice Rat vs Davidse Holly

Nephelomys childi compared with Ilex davidsei

Key Differences

• Child’s Rice Rat is Least Concern while Davidse Holly is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Davidse Holly
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Aquifoliales (Aquifoliales)
Family	Cricetidae	Aquifoliaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Ilex
Species	Nephelomys childi	Ilex davidsei

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Davidse Holly

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Davidse Holly
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.

Davidse Holly

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Venezuela. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.