Child’s Rice Rat vs Elm Leech

Nephelomys childi compared with Hypsizygus ulmarius

Key Differences

• Child’s Rice Rat is Least Concern while Elm Leech is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Elm Leech
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Cricetidae	Lyophyllaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Hypsizygus
Species	Nephelomys childi	Hypsizygus ulmarius

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Elm Leech

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Elm Leech
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.

Elm Leech

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States). Currently classified as Critically Endangered 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.