Child’s Rice Rat vs Fodder Pea

Nephelomys childi compared with Lathyrus annuus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Fodder Pea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Cricetidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Lathyrus
Species	Nephelomys childi	Lathyrus annuus

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Fodder Pea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Fodder Pea
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.

Fodder Pea

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Uzbekistan), Europe (13 countries), and South America (Brazil).

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.