Child’s Rice Rat vs prairie violet

Nephelomys childi compared with Viola pedatifida

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	prairie violet
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Cricetidae	Violaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Viola
Species	Nephelomys childi	Viola pedatifida

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

prairie violet

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	prairie violet
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.

prairie violet

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.

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.