Child’s Rice Rat vs Drooping Juniper

Nephelomys childi compared with Juniperus flaccida

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Drooping Juniper
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Cricetidae	Cupressaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Juniperus
Species	Nephelomys childi	Juniperus flaccida

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Drooping Juniper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Drooping Juniper
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.

Drooping Juniper

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

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.