Child’s Rice Rat vs Devil weed

Nephelomys childi compared with Sargassum horneri

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Devil weed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Phaeophyceae (Phaeophyceae)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fucales (Fucales)
Family	Cricetidae	Sargassaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Sargassum
Species	Nephelomys childi	Sargassum horneri

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Devil weed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Devil weed
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 weed

Habitat

Native to Asia and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Mexico, Taiwan, and United States.

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.