Child’s Rice Rat vs Rye Ergot

Nephelomys childi compared with Claviceps purpurea

Key Differences

• Child’s Rice Rat is Least Concern while Rye Ergot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Rye Ergot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Hypocreales (Hypocreales)
Family	Cricetidae	Clavicipitaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Claviceps
Species	Nephelomys childi	Claviceps purpurea

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Rye Ergot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Rye Ergot
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.

Rye Ergot

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (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.