Child’s Rice Rat vs Dodder Astragalus

Nephelomys childi compared with Astragalus cuscutae

Key Differences

• Child’s Rice Rat is Least Concern while Dodder Astragalus is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Dodder Astragalus
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	Astragalus
Species	Nephelomys childi	Astragalus cuscutae

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Dodder Astragalus

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Dodder Astragalus
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.

Dodder Astragalus

Habitat

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

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.