Child’s Rice Rat vs Forked Aster

Nephelomys childi compared with Eurybia furcata

Key Differences

• Child’s Rice Rat is Least Concern while Forked Aster is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Forked Aster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Cricetidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Nephelomys	Eurybia
Species	Nephelomys childi	Eurybia furcata

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Forked Aster

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Forked Aster
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.

Forked Aster

Habitat

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

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.