Child’s Rice Rat vs drooping she-oak

Nephelomys childi compared with Allocasuarina verticillata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Child’s Rice Rat drooping she-oak
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family Cricetidae Casuarinaceae
Genus Nephelomys Allocasuarina
Species Nephelomys childi Allocasuarina verticillata

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

drooping she-oak

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Child’s Rice Rat drooping she-oak
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 she-oak

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Cuba, and India.

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.

drooping she-oak

No description available.

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