Child’s Rice Rat vs Eastern Stork's-bill

Nephelomys childi compared with Erodium crinitum

Key Differences

• Child’s Rice Rat is Least Concern while Eastern Stork's-bill is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Eastern Stork's-bill
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Geraniales (Geraniales)
Family	Cricetidae	Geraniaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Erodium
Species	Nephelomys childi	Erodium crinitum

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Eastern Stork's-bill

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Eastern Stork's-bill
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.

Eastern Stork's-bill

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (Japan) and Europe (6 countries).

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.