Child’s Rice Rat vs Forest pathogen

Nephelomys childi compared with Venturia saliciperda

Key Differences

• Child’s Rice Rat is Least Concern while Forest pathogen is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Forest pathogen
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Cricetidae	Ichneumonidae
Genus	Nephelomys	Venturia
Species	Nephelomys childi	Venturia saliciperda

Evolutionary Relationship

Child’s Rice Rat and Forest pathogen share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Forest pathogen

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Forest pathogen
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 pathogen

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, United Kingdom, 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.