Child’s Rice Rat vs Filbert

Nephelomys childi compared with Corylus maxima

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Filbert
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Cricetidae	Betulaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Corylus
Species	Nephelomys childi	Corylus maxima

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Filbert

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Filbert
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.

Filbert

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (Cyprus, Turkey) and Europe (12 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.