Child’s Rice Rat vs Onionweed

Nephelomys childi compared with Asphodelus fistulosus

Key Differences

• Child’s Rice Rat is Least Concern while Onionweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Onionweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Cricetidae	Asphodelaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Asphodelus
Species	Nephelomys childi	Asphodelus fistulosus

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Onionweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Onionweed
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.

Onionweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (9 countries), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Chile).

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.