Child’s Rice Rat vs Dwarf Cypress-pine

Nephelomys childi compared with Callitris oblonga

Key Differences

• Child’s Rice Rat is Least Concern while Dwarf Cypress-pine is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Dwarf Cypress-pine
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	Callitris
Species	Nephelomys childi	Callitris oblonga

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Dwarf Cypress-pine

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Dwarf Cypress-pine
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.

Dwarf Cypress-pine

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.