Child’s Rice Rat vs Florida arrowroot

Nephelomys childi compared with Zamia pumila

Key Differences

• Child’s Rice Rat is Least Concern while Florida arrowroot is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Florida arrowroot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Cycadales (Cycadales)
Family	Cricetidae	Zamiaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Zamia
Species	Nephelomys childi	Zamia pumila

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Florida arrowroot

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Florida arrowroot
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.

Florida arrowroot

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.