Child’s Rice Rat vs Red Heads

Nephelomys childi compared with Ramboldia russula

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Red Heads
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Cricetidae	Ramboldiaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Ramboldia
Species	Nephelomys childi	Ramboldia russula

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Red Heads

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Red Heads
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 Heads

Habitat

Native to North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and United States.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia