Child’s Rice Rat vs Rooting Poisonpie

Nephelomys childi compared with Hebeloma radicosum

Key Differences

• Child’s Rice Rat is Least Concern while Rooting Poisonpie is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Rooting Poisonpie
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Cricetidae	Hymenogastraceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Hebeloma
Species	Nephelomys childi	Hebeloma radicosum

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Rooting Poisonpie

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Rooting Poisonpie
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.

Rooting Poisonpie

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.