Child’s Rice Rat vs Longleaf peppertree

Nephelomys childi compared with Schinus longifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Longleaf peppertree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Cricetidae	Anacardiaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Schinus
Species	Nephelomys childi	Schinus longifolia

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Longleaf peppertree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Longleaf peppertree
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.

Longleaf peppertree

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil 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.