Child’s Rice Rat vs Root rot

Nephelomys childi compared with Phytophthora cinnamomi

Key Differences

• Child’s Rice Rat is Least Concern while Root rot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Root rot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Oomycota (Oomycetes)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Peronosporea (Peronosporea)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Peronosporales (Peronosporales)
Family	Cricetidae	Peronosporaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Phytophthora
Species	Nephelomys childi	Phytophthora cinnamomi

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Root rot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Root rot
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.

Root rot

Habitat

Native to Africa and Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (6 countries), Europe (18 countries), North America (Dominican Republic, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (7 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia