Child’s Rice Rat vs

Nephelomys childi compared with Physarum bitectum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Protozoa (protozoa)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mycetozoa
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Physarales (Physarales)
Family	Cricetidae	Physaraceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Physarum
Species	Nephelomys childi	Physarum bitectum

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat
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.

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

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.