Child’s Rice Rat vs Fernleaf yarrow

Nephelomys childi compared with Achillea filipendulina

Key Differences

• Child’s Rice Rat is Least Concern while Fernleaf yarrow is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Fernleaf yarrow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Cricetidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Nephelomys	Achillea
Species	Nephelomys childi	Achillea filipendulina

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Fernleaf yarrow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Fernleaf yarrow
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.

Fernleaf yarrow

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria), Asia (Japan), Europe (12 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

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.