Child’s Rice Rat vs Field Blewit

Nephelomys childi compared with Lepista personata

Key Differences

• Child’s Rice Rat is Least Concern while Field Blewit is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Field Blewit
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Cricetidae	Tricholomataceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Lepista
Species	Nephelomys childi	Lepista personata

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Field Blewit

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Field Blewit
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.

Field Blewit

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Found in 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.