Child’s Rice Rat vs Red-cedar

Nephelomys childi compared with Juniperus scopulorum

Key Differences

• Child’s Rice Rat is Least Concern while Red-cedar is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Red-cedar
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Cricetidae	Cupressaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Juniperus
Species	Nephelomys childi	Juniperus scopulorum

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Red-cedar

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Red-cedar
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.

Red-cedar

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Canada, India, 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.