Child’s Rice Rat vs large painted-lady

Nephelomys childi compared with Gladiolus undulatus

Key Differences

• Child’s Rice Rat is Least Concern while large painted-lady is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	large painted-lady
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Cricetidae	Iridaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Gladiolus
Species	Nephelomys childi	Gladiolus undulatus

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

large painted-lady

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	large painted-lady
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.

large painted-lady

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius), Asia (India), Europe (Portugal), North America (Jamaica), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).

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.