Child’s Rice Rat vs remote sedge

Nephelomys childi compared with Carex remota

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Child’s Rice Rat remote sedge
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Poales (Grasses)
Family Cricetidae Cyperaceae
Genus Nephelomys Carex
Species Nephelomys childi Carex remota

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

remote sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Child’s Rice Rat remote sedge
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.

remote sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

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.

remote sedge

No description available.

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