Child’s Rice Rat vs Rattan

Nephelomys childi compared with Laccosperma secundiflorum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Rattan
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Cricetidae	Arecaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Laccosperma
Species	Nephelomys childi	Laccosperma secundiflorum

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Rattan

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Rattan
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.

Rattan

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Cameroon and Guinea.

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.