Child’s Rice Rat vs Fool'S Mushroom

Nephelomys childi compared with Amanita verna

Key Differences

• Child’s Rice Rat is Least Concern while Fool'S Mushroom is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Fool'S Mushroom
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Cricetidae	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Nephelomys	Amanita (Amanitas)
Species	Nephelomys childi	Amanita verna

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Fool'S Mushroom

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Fool'S Mushroom
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.

Fool'S Mushroom

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.

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.