Child’s Rice Rat vs Large White-Moss

Nephelomys childi compared with Leucobryum glaucum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Large White-Moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Dicranales (Dicranales)
Family	Cricetidae	Leucobryaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Leucobryum
Species	Nephelomys childi	Leucobryum glaucum

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Large White-Moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Large White-Moss
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 White-Moss

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (United States).

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.