Child’s Rice Rat vs Desert Peach

Nephelomys childi compared with Santalum acuminatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Desert Peach
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Santalales (Santalales)
Family	Cricetidae	Santalaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Santalum
Species	Nephelomys childi	Santalum acuminatum

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Desert Peach

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Desert Peach
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.

Desert Peach

Habitat

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

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.