Child’s Rice Rat vs False Grass-poly

Nephelomys childi compared with Lythrum junceum

Key Differences

• Child’s Rice Rat is Least Concern while False Grass-poly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	False Grass-poly
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Cricetidae	Lythraceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Lythrum
Species	Nephelomys childi	Lythrum junceum

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

False Grass-poly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	False Grass-poly
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.

False Grass-poly

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (11 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).

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.