Child’s Rice Rat vs Gracefulleaf Inga

Nephelomys childi compared with Inga gracilifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Gracefulleaf Inga
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Cricetidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Inga
Species	Nephelomys childi	Inga gracilifolia

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Gracefulleaf Inga

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Gracefulleaf Inga
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.

Gracefulleaf Inga

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.

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.