Child’s Rice Rat vs Mallow

Nephelomys childi compared with Sidalcea hendersonii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Mallow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Cricetidae	Malvaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Sidalcea
Species	Nephelomys childi	Sidalcea hendersonii

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Mallow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Mallow
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.

Mallow

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.

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.