Child’s Rice Rat vs Karata

Nephelomys childi compared with Furcraea tuberosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Karata
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Cricetidae	Asparagaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Furcraea
Species	Nephelomys childi	Furcraea tuberosa

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Karata

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Karata
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.

Karata

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Cuba.

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.