Child’s Rice Rat vs Lesser Daffodil

Nephelomys childi compared with Narcissus minor

Key Differences

• Child’s Rice Rat is Least Concern while Lesser Daffodil is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Lesser Daffodil
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Cricetidae	Amaryllidaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Narcissus
Species	Nephelomys childi	Narcissus minor

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Daffodil

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Lesser Daffodil
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.

Lesser Daffodil

Habitat

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

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.