Child’s Rice Rat vs Nut Pine

Nephelomys childi compared with Pinus quadrifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Nut Pine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Cricetidae	Pinaceae (Pine Family)
Genus	Nephelomys	Pinus (Pines)
Species	Nephelomys childi	Pinus quadrifolia

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Nut Pine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Nut Pine
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.

Nut Pine

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

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.