Child’s Rice Rat vs Dew Bean

Nephelomys childi compared with Vigna aconitifolia

Key Differences

• Child’s Rice Rat is Least Concern while Dew Bean is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Dew Bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Cricetidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Vigna
Species	Nephelomys childi	Vigna aconitifolia

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Dew Bean

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Dew Bean
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.

Dew Bean

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.