Child’s Rice Rat vs Pygmy Pine

Nephelomys childi compared with Lepidothamnus laxifolius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Pygmy Pine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Cricetidae	Podocarpaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Lepidothamnus
Species	Nephelomys childi	Lepidothamnus laxifolius

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Pygmy Pine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Pygmy Pine
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.

Pygmy Pine

Habitat

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

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.