Child’s Rice Rat vs flax

Nephelomys childi compared with Linum narbonense

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	flax
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Cricetidae	Linaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Linum
Species	Nephelomys childi	Linum narbonense

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

flax

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	flax
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

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across France, Portugal, and Switzerland.

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.