Child’s Rice Rat vs flameflower

Nephelomys childi compared with Talinum portulacifolium

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	flameflower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Cricetidae	Talinaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Talinum
Species	Nephelomys childi	Talinum portulacifolium

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

flameflower

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	flameflower
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.

flameflower

Habitat

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

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.