Child’s Rice Rat vs Marbled False Truffle

Nephelomys childi compared with Elaphomyces muricatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Marbled False Truffle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Eurotiomycetes (Eurotiomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Eurotiales (Eurotiales)
Family	Cricetidae	Elaphomycetaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Elaphomyces
Species	Nephelomys childi	Elaphomyces muricatus

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Marbled False Truffle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Marbled False Truffle
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.

Marbled False Truffle

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (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.