Child’s Rice Rat vs Douglas' spirea

Nephelomys childi compared with Spiraea douglasii

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Douglas' spirea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Cricetidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Nephelomys	Spiraea
Species	Nephelomys childi	Spiraea douglasii

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Douglas' spirea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Douglas' spirea
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' spirea

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (Armenia) and Europe (19 countries).

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.