Child’s Rice Rat vs Lilyturf

Nephelomys childi compared with Ophiopogon jaburan

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Lilyturf
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Cricetidae	Asparagaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Ophiopogon
Species	Nephelomys childi	Ophiopogon jaburan

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Lilyturf

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Lilyturf
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.

Lilyturf

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Brazil, India, 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.