Child’s Rice Rat vs Larch Disco

Nephelomys childi compared with Lachnellula occidentalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Larch Disco
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Helotiales (Helotiales)
Family	Cricetidae	Lachnaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Lachnellula
Species	Nephelomys childi	Lachnellula occidentalis

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Larch Disco

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Larch Disco
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.

Larch Disco

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Slovenia, 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.