Child’s Rice Rat vs laceleaf

Nephelomys childi compared with Aponogeton madagascariensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	laceleaf
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Cricetidae	Aponogetonaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Aponogeton
Species	Nephelomys childi	Aponogeton madagascariensis

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

laceleaf

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	laceleaf
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.

laceleaf

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Mauritius.

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.