Child’s Rice Rat vs Mountain brome

Nephelomys childi compared with Bromus carinatus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Mountain brome
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Cricetidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Nephelomys	Bromus
Species	Nephelomys childi	Bromus carinatus

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Mountain brome

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Mountain brome
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.

Mountain brome

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (19 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.