Child’s Rice Rat vs lemon thyme

Nephelomys childi compared with Thymus citriodorus

Key Differences

• Child’s Rice Rat is Least Concern while lemon thyme is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	lemon thyme
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Cricetidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Thymus
Species	Nephelomys childi	Thymus citriodorus

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

lemon thyme

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	lemon thyme
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.

lemon thyme

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

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.