Child’s Rice Rat vs Grayish Button Lichen

Nephelomys childi compared with Diplotomma alboatrum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Grayish Button Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caliciales (Caliciales)
Family	Cricetidae	Caliciaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Diplotomma
Species	Nephelomys childi	Diplotomma alboatrum

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Grayish Button Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Grayish Button Lichen
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.

Grayish Button Lichen

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and 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.