Child’s Rice Rat vs Forest Bead-string

Nephelomys childi compared with Alchornea hirtella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Forest Bead-string
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Cricetidae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Alchornea
Species	Nephelomys childi	Alchornea hirtella

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Forest Bead-string

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Forest Bead-string
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.

Forest Bead-string

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guinea.

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.