Child’s Rice Rat vs Disc Mayweed

Nephelomys childi compared with Matricaria discoidea

Key Differences

  • Child’s Rice Rat is Least Concern while Disc Mayweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Child’s Rice Rat Disc Mayweed
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family Cricetidae Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus Nephelomys Matricaria
Species Nephelomys childi Matricaria discoidea

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Disc Mayweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Child’s Rice Rat Disc Mayweed
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.

Disc Mayweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (5 countries), Europe (33 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Chile).

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.

Disc Mayweed

No description available.

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