Child’s Rice Rat vs mistletoe fig

Nephelomys childi compared with Ficus deltoidea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	mistletoe fig
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Cricetidae	Moraceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Ficus
Species	Nephelomys childi	Ficus deltoidea

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

mistletoe fig

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	mistletoe fig
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.

mistletoe fig

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Brazil.

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.