Child’s Rice Rat vs Flax Rust

Nephelomys childi compared with Melampsora lini

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Flax Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Cricetidae	Melampsoraceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Melampsora
Species	Nephelomys childi	Melampsora lini

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Flax Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Flax Rust
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.

Flax Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway.

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.