Child’s Rice Rat vs Douglas' aster

Nephelomys childi compared with Symphyotrichum subspicatum

Key Differences

• Child’s Rice Rat is Least Concern while Douglas' aster is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Douglas' aster
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	Symphyotrichum
Species	Nephelomys childi	Symphyotrichum subspicatum

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Douglas' aster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Douglas' aster
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.

Douglas' aster

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.

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.