Child’s Rice Rat vs ivyleaf maple

Nephelomys childi compared with Acer cissifolium

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	ivyleaf maple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Cricetidae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Acer
Species	Nephelomys childi	Acer cissifolium

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

ivyleaf maple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	ivyleaf maple
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.

ivyleaf maple

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Belgium.

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.