Child’s Rice Rat vs Irish Threadwort

Nephelomys childi compared with Telaranea nematodes

Key Differences

• Child’s Rice Rat is Least Concern while Irish Threadwort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Irish Threadwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Cricetidae	Lepidoziaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Telaranea
Species	Nephelomys childi	Telaranea nematodes

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Irish Threadwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Irish Threadwort
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.

Irish Threadwort

Habitat

Native to South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia