Child’s Rice Rat vs Monkey class alder

Nephelomys childi compared with Alnus hakkodensis

Key Differences

• Child’s Rice Rat is Least Concern while Monkey class alder is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Monkey class alder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Cricetidae	Betulaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Alnus
Species	Nephelomys childi	Alnus hakkodensis

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Monkey class alder

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Monkey class alder
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.

Monkey class alder

Habitat

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

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.