Child’s Rice Rat vs karanda

Nephelomys childi compared with Carissa carandas

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	karanda
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Cricetidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Carissa
Species	Nephelomys childi	Carissa carandas

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

karanda

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	karanda
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.

karanda

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Brazil.

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.