Child’s Rice Rat vs Nodding Bulrush

Nephelomys childi compared with Scirpus pendulus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Nodding Bulrush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Cricetidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Scirpus
Species	Nephelomys childi	Scirpus pendulus

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Nodding Bulrush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Nodding Bulrush
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.

Nodding Bulrush

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, and 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.