Child’s Rice Rat vs Juniper Split

Nephelomys childi compared with Lophodermium juniperinum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Juniper 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 juniperinum

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Juniper Split

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Juniper 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.

Juniper Split

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.