Child’s Rice Rat vs Nettle Rash

Nephelomys childi compared with Leptosphaeria acuta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Nettle Rash
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Dothideomycetes (Dothideomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pleosporales (Pleosporales)
Family	Cricetidae	Leptosphaeriaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Leptosphaeria
Species	Nephelomys childi	Leptosphaeria acuta

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Nettle Rash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Nettle Rash
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.

Nettle Rash

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.