Child’s Rice Rat vs Jointed Rush

Nephelomys childi compared with Juncus nodosus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Jointed Rush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Cricetidae	Juncaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Juncus
Species	Nephelomys childi	Juncus nodosus

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Jointed Rush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Jointed Rush
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.

Jointed Rush

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and United States.

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.