Child’s Rice Rat vs Sarea Lichen

Nephelomys childi compared with Sarea resinae

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Child’s Rice Rat	Sarea Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Sareomycetes (Sareomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sareales (Sareales)
Family	Cricetidae	Sareaceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Sarea
Species	Nephelomys childi	Sarea resinae

Conservation Status

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Sarea Lichen

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Child’s Rice Rat	Sarea Lichen
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.

Sarea Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and 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.