Child’s Rice Rat vs Pigeonpea

Nephelomys childi compared with Cajanus cajan

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Pigeonpea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Cricetidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Cajanus
Species	Nephelomys childi	Cajanus cajan

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Pigeonpea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Pigeonpea
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.

Pigeonpea

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea, Madagascar), Asia (Taiwan), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Ecuador).

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.