Child’s Rice Rat vs Dune Waxcap

Nephelomys childi compared with Hygrocybe conicoides

Key Differences

• Child’s Rice Rat is Least Concern while Dune Waxcap is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Dune Waxcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Cricetidae	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Hygrocybe
Species	Nephelomys childi	Hygrocybe conicoides

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Dune Waxcap

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Dune Waxcap
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 Waxcap

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Norway.

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.