Child’s Rice Rat vs Goblet

Nephelomys childi compared with Pseudoclitocybe cyathiformis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Goblet
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Cricetidae	Pseudoclitocybaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Pseudoclitocybe
Species	Nephelomys childi	Pseudoclitocybe cyathiformis

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Goblet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Goblet
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.

Goblet

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (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.