Child’s Rice Rat vs Fragile Dapperling

Nephelomys childi compared with Leucocoprinus fragilissimus

Key Differences

• Child’s Rice Rat is Least Concern while Fragile Dapperling is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Fragile Dapperling
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	Leucocoprinus
Species	Nephelomys childi	Leucocoprinus fragilissimus

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Fragile Dapperling

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Fragile Dapperling
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.

Fragile Dapperling

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Taiwan.

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.