Child’s Rice Rat vs

Nephelomys childi compared with Micromonospora chalcea

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Actinobacteriota (Actinobacteriota)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Actinomycetia (Actinomycetia)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Mycobacteriales (Mycobacteriales)
Family	Cricetidae	Micromonosporaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Micromonospora
Species	Nephelomys childi	Micromonospora chalcea

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat
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.

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.

Micromonospora chalcea is an actinobacterium in the family Micromonosporaceae, one of the earliest described species of its genus. It is found in soil and aquatic sediments and is known for producing secondary metabolites with antimicrobial activity. Its conservation status is not evaluated.