Child’s Rice Rat vs Ganoderma Butt Rot

Nephelomys childi compared with Ganoderma zonatum

Key Differences

• Child’s Rice Rat is Least Concern while Ganoderma Butt Rot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Ganoderma Butt Rot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Cricetidae	Polyporaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Ganoderma
Species	Nephelomys childi	Ganoderma zonatum

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Ganoderma Butt Rot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Ganoderma Butt Rot
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.

Ganoderma Butt Rot

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Norway.

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.