Child’s Rice Rat vs Downy Currant Rust

Nephelomys childi compared with Puccinia ribis

Key Differences

• Child’s Rice Rat is Least Concern while Downy Currant Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Downy Currant Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Cricetidae	Pucciniaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Puccinia
Species	Nephelomys childi	Puccinia ribis

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Downy Currant Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Downy Currant Rust
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.

Downy Currant Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.