Child’s Rice Rat vs Dune Brides-bush

Nephelomys childi compared with Pavetta revoluta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Dune Brides-bush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Cricetidae	Rubiaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Pavetta
Species	Nephelomys childi	Pavetta revoluta

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Dune Brides-bush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Dune Brides-bush
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.

Dune Brides-bush

Habitat

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

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.