Child’s Rice Rat vs Ragged Pseudocyphellaria

Nephelomys childi compared with Pseudocyphellaria lacerata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Ragged Pseudocyphellaria
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Peltigerales (Peltigerales)
Family	Cricetidae	Lobariaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Pseudocyphellaria
Species	Nephelomys childi	Pseudocyphellaria lacerata

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Ragged Pseudocyphellaria

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Ragged Pseudocyphellaria
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.

Ragged Pseudocyphellaria

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Portugal.

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.