Child’s Rice Rat vs saffron

Nephelomys childi compared with Crocus sativus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	saffron
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Cricetidae	Iridaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Crocus
Species	Nephelomys childi	Crocus sativus

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

saffron

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	saffron
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.

saffron

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found across Asia (India, Taiwan, Turkey) and Europe (9 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.