Child’s Rice Rat vs Devil Lily

Nephelomys childi compared with Lilium lancifolium

Key Differences

• Child’s Rice Rat is Least Concern while Devil Lily is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Devil Lily
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Cricetidae	Liliaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Lilium
Species	Nephelomys childi	Lilium lancifolium

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Devil Lily

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Devil Lily
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.

Devil Lily

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India), Europe (6 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.