Child’s Rice Rat vs Devil'S Urn

Nephelomys childi compared with Urnula craterium

Key Differences

• Child’s Rice Rat is Least Concern while Devil'S Urn is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Devil'S Urn
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Cricetidae	Sarcosomataceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Urnula
Species	Nephelomys childi	Urnula craterium

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Devil'S Urn

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Devil'S Urn
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'S Urn

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.