Child’s Rice Rat vs Jack Bean

Nephelomys childi compared with Canavalia pubescens

Key Differences

• Child’s Rice Rat is Least Concern while Jack Bean is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Jack Bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Cricetidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Canavalia
Species	Nephelomys childi	Canavalia pubescens

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Jack Bean

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Jack Bean
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.

Jack Bean

Habitat

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

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.