Child’s Rice Rat vs Rose Rust

Nephelomys childi compared with Phragmidium mucronatum

Key Differences

• Child’s Rice Rat is Least Concern while Rose Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Rose Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Cricetidae	Phragmidiaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Phragmidium
Species	Nephelomys childi	Phragmidium mucronatum

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Rose Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Rose Rust
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.

Rose Rust

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.