Child’s Rice Rat vs Dune Cup

Nephelomys childi compared with Peziza ammophila

Key Differences

• Child’s Rice Rat is Least Concern while Dune Cup is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Dune Cup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Cricetidae	Pezizaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Peziza
Species	Nephelomys childi	Peziza ammophila

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Dune Cup

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Dune Cup
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 Cup

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.