Child’s Rice Rat vs Raspberry Milkcap

Nephelomys childi compared with Lactarius acris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Raspberry Milkcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Cricetidae	Russulaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Lactarius
Species	Nephelomys childi	Lactarius acris

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Raspberry Milkcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Raspberry Milkcap
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.

Raspberry Milkcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.

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.