Child’s Rice Rat vs Ivy Leaf Split

Nephelomys childi compared with Lophodermium hedericola

Key Differences

• Child’s Rice Rat is Least Concern while Ivy Leaf Split is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Ivy Leaf Split
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rhytismatales (Rhytismatales)
Family	Cricetidae	Rhytismataceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Lophodermium
Species	Nephelomys childi	Lophodermium hedericola

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Ivy Leaf Split

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Ivy Leaf Split
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.

Ivy Leaf Split

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.