Child’s Rice Rat vs

Nephelomys childi compared with Ramaria eosanguinea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Gomphales (Gomphales)
Family	Cricetidae	Gomphaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Ramaria
Species	Nephelomys childi	Ramaria eosanguinea

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat
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.

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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.