Child’s Rice Rat vs Peony

Nephelomys childi compared with Paeonia mascula

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Peony
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Saxifragales (Saxifragales)
Family	Cricetidae	Paeoniaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Paeonia
Species	Nephelomys childi	Paeonia mascula

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Peony

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Peony
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.

Peony

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Germany, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.

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.