Child’s Rice Rat vs Flocculose Inkcap

Nephelomys childi compared with Coprinellus flocculosus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Flocculose Inkcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Cricetidae	Psathyrellaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Coprinellus
Species	Nephelomys childi	Coprinellus flocculosus

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Flocculose Inkcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Flocculose Inkcap
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.

Flocculose Inkcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.