Child’s Rice Rat vs Gumtree Deceiver

Nephelomys childi compared with Laccaria fraterna

Key Differences

• Child’s Rice Rat is Least Concern while Gumtree Deceiver is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Gumtree Deceiver
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Cricetidae	Hydnangiaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Laccaria
Species	Nephelomys childi	Laccaria fraterna

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Gumtree Deceiver

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Gumtree Deceiver
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.

Gumtree Deceiver

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and South America (Brazil).

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.