Child’s Rice Rat vs Oak-Leaf Hydrangea

Nephelomys childi compared with Hydrangea quercifolia

Key Differences

• Child’s Rice Rat is Least Concern while Oak-Leaf Hydrangea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Oak-Leaf Hydrangea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Cornales (Cornales)
Family	Cricetidae	Hydrangeaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Hydrangea
Species	Nephelomys childi	Hydrangea quercifolia

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Oak-Leaf Hydrangea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Oak-Leaf Hydrangea
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.

Oak-Leaf Hydrangea

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Italy, and 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.