Child’s Rice Rat vs Prickly Juniper

Nephelomys childi compared with Juniperus oxycedrus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Prickly Juniper
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Cricetidae	Cupressaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Juniperus
Species	Nephelomys childi	Juniperus oxycedrus

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Juniper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Prickly Juniper
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.

Prickly Juniper

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

Range

Found in India.

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.