Child’s Rice Rat vs Mountain Cup

Nephelomys childi compared with Geopora arenosa

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Mountain Cup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Cricetidae	Pyronemataceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Geopora
Species	Nephelomys childi	Geopora arenosa

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Cup

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Mountain Cup
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 Cup

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway.

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.