Child’s Rice Rat vs Mealy Webcap

Nephelomys childi compared with Cortinarius aleuriosmus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Mealy Webcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Cricetidae	Cortinariaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Cortinarius
Species	Nephelomys childi	Cortinarius aleuriosmus

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Mealy Webcap

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Mealy Webcap
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.

Mealy Webcap

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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.