Child’s Rice Rat vs Hazel Gloves

Nephelomys childi compared with Hypocreopsis rhododendri

Key Differences

• Child’s Rice Rat is Least Concern while Hazel Gloves is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Hazel Gloves
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Hypocreales (Hypocreales)
Family	Cricetidae	Hypocreaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Hypocreopsis
Species	Nephelomys childi	Hypocreopsis rhododendri

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Hazel Gloves

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Hazel Gloves
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.

Hazel Gloves

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.