Child’s Rice Rat vs Layered Cup

Nephelomys childi compared with Peziza varia

Key Differences

• Child’s Rice Rat is Least Concern while Layered Cup is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Layered Cup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Cricetidae	Pezizaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Peziza
Species	Nephelomys childi	Peziza varia

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Layered Cup

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Layered Cup
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.

Layered Cup

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and 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.