Child’s Rice Rat vs Nahanni Aster

Nephelomys childi compared with Symphyotrichum nahanniense

Key Differences

• Child’s Rice Rat is Least Concern while Nahanni Aster is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Nahanni Aster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Cricetidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Nephelomys	Symphyotrichum
Species	Nephelomys childi	Symphyotrichum nahanniense

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Nahanni Aster

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Nahanni Aster
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.

Nahanni Aster

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.