Child’s Rice Rat vs Dwarf Palmetto

Nephelomys childi compared with Sabal minor

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Dwarf Palmetto
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Cricetidae	Arecaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Sabal
Species	Nephelomys childi	Sabal minor

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Dwarf Palmetto

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Dwarf Palmetto
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 Palmetto

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, India, Seychelles, and Taiwan.

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.