Child’s Rice Rat vs king protea

Nephelomys childi compared with Protea cynaroides

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	king protea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family	Cricetidae	Proteaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Protea
Species	Nephelomys childi	Protea cynaroides

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

king protea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	king protea
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.

king protea

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Portugal.

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.