Child’s Rice Rat vs Pinecone Cap

Nephelomys childi compared with Strobilurus tenacellus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Pinecone Cap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Cricetidae	Physalacriaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Strobilurus
Species	Nephelomys childi	Strobilurus tenacellus

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Pinecone Cap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Pinecone Cap
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.

Pinecone Cap

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.