Child’s Rice Rat vs ringless spoon moss

Nephelomys childi compared with Sarmentypnum exannulatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	ringless spoon moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Hypnales (Hypnales)
Family	Cricetidae	Calliergonaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Sarmentypnum
Species	Nephelomys childi	Sarmentypnum exannulatum

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

ringless spoon moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	ringless spoon moss
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.

ringless spoon moss

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, 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.